Manchester City continues with the isolated leadership of the Premier League. This Tuesday afternoon, Pep Guardiola’s team hosted Leeds United at the Etihad Stadium for the 17th round of the competition. The game ended in an incredible 7-0 ride for the homeowners.
The score was opened after 8 minutes of the ball rolling in the first stage with the young Phil Foden. Shortly thereafter, at 13, midfielder Jack Grealish expanded. At 32, it was the turn of the Belgian star Kevin de Bruyne to leave his game and close the account for the first half.
Now in the second stage, at 4, Mahrez confirmed the rout marked the fourth and, at 17, De Bruyne sent the fifth. The game did not stop there, at 29, John Stones made the sixth and Nathan Aké, at 33, left the seventh.
With the scoreboard, Manchester City goes to 41 points, in the first position of the Premier League. Second-placed Liverpool have 37 but have a game in hand. Meanwhile, Leeds are at the bottom of the table, with 16 points in 16th place.
For the next round of the Premier League, City will face Newcastle, away from home, at 11:15 am (GMT) this Sunday. Leeds will have another complicated confrontation facing Arsenal, inside their domains, on Saturday, at 2:30 pm.
In another match this Tuesday afternoon, Aston Villa visited Norwich City and won 2-0. The visiting team’s goals were scored by Jacob Ramsey and Ollie Watkins. As a result, Villa is ninth, while Norwich remains at the bottom of the table.
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