The city came alive out of the London jam

He City of Manchester He achieved one of those feats that one remembers when he becomes champion. In a gray party of the Pep Guardiolapartly due to the excellent defense of Crystal palacea little bit Erling Haaland The penalty allowed the team to avoid an accident and continue on the shortlist with Arsenal for the Premier League (1-0).

Guardiola may have thought more about Tuesday’s Champions League match leipzig, or simply rotation, but the substitution of Kevin de Bruyne greatly reduced the attack from the ‘citizen’. And that there is a midfield with Gundogan and Bernardo Silva, but the Belgian is a plunger of defenses.

The party is undoubtedly one of those city He has more difficulty with the ball. He Crystal palace He put up a strong defence, closing down the middle and realizing that with Aké and Stones as wingers his rival had a very weak point in his attack. Cancelo, also a substitute at Bayern, and a Walker who started on the bench after his controversial week were heavily noticed and missed.

The game started with a very clear chance from Rodri that was aborted by his compatriot Guaita and from there it gave way to a game that was stuck, slow and without space. That was the way Vieira planned to compete against City, but he forgot to link counterattacks that could do damage. Ederson was a spectator throughout the game.

Except for a few minutes in the first half, the game had clear overtones of a goalless draw. Andersen won it all Haaland and, when it is not so, the ball in the area is not of sufficient quality to find a partner. Consequently Guardiola he had to shoot Julián Álvarez early on to find another goal, but the maneuver didn’t work either. Although the Argentine came close to scoring the goal of the day.

The city has no idea, playing more with their hearts than their heads. Pep prepares to bring on De Bruyne and suddenly Palace make a mistake. He staggered into a corner taken quickly and Olise came too late about Gundoganmaking a penalty. Haaland grabbed the ball and coldly tricked Guaita (78′).

In those final minutes, Palace tried to make the move they hadn’t made all game, but it was too late. He failed to produce a single shot between the three sticks as City settled for that slight advantage to shift the pressure onto Arsenal.

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City of Manchester

Crystal Palace: Guaita; Clyne (Ward, 71′), Andersen, Guéhi, Mitchell; Milivojevic (Ahamada, 61′), Lokonga; Olise, Ayew (Edouard, 80′), Schlupp (Eze, 80′); Zaha
City of Manchester: Ederson; Stones (Walker, 89′), Akanji, Rúben Dias, Ake; Rodri, Gundogan; Foden (Julián Álvarez, 58′), Silva (De Bruyne, 79′), Grealish; Haaland
​Goal: 0-1, Halaat from a penalty (78′)
Stadium: Selhurst Park
Referee: Robert Jones

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