No ‘Terminator’ can handle the pressure. Manchester City needed to win hours after leaders Arsenal beat Bournemotuh (3-0) to continue depending on itself in the exciting match to win the Premier League and Erling Haaland He only needed the first half to finish off Wolverhampton with a hat trick, where he added a fourth goal (5-1).
City lost in the first round at Molineux Stadium (2-1), but now, with their coach Gary O’Neil on the stands as it was allowed, the ‘wolves’ were no match for a Haaland in overwhelming mode.
Tribute to David Silva and Haaland in action
After the tribute City fans paid to their legendary former player in the run-up David Silva It took 12 minutes for Haaland to open the scoring by converting the penalty he took Rayan Aït-Nouri on the side Josko Guardiol, again determined to attack, arriving too late in his attempt to avoid his shot.
Opening the can soon after, Haaland gave indications to his fans that he wanted to offer them another scoring recital as, five minutes later, a save from José Sá kept his header from going down after a cross Bernard Silva That means 2-0.
Awesome header to make it 2-0
City, with all its figures, offered a dynamic game and hardly let Wolves out, who did not shoot on target in the first half, despite balancing possession.
Haaland saw the weakness of the rival defense and made it 2-0 by finishing a Rodri cross with a wonderful header after clearly overcoming the opposition with a great jump. Nelson Semedo (35′).
Penalty cause and 3-0
The former Barcelona full-back also appeared in the picture of the 3-0 victory when he slotted Haaland’s penalty in first-half stoppage time when, after escaping alone, he was preparing to shoot before emerging from José Sá. The Norwegian also missed his second shot from the fatal spot.
After the break, Hwang Hee-chan He closed the gap on an empty goal, taking advantage of a mistake Ederson Moraes in a new center Jean-Ricner Bellegarde (53′).
Whiplash and 4-0
But Haaland, devastating, responded on the next play, taking the score to 4-1 after controlling a long ball from Phil Foden, sit in the race Max Kilman and unleashed a whip with his left foot half nailed to the post.
Haaland has consolidated himself as the Premier League’s top scorer with 25 goals, more than five Cole Palmer (Chelsea), in 28 games and reached 36 goals in total for the season in 41 games.
Julián Álvarez entered and stamped his hand
Released, Haaland repeatedly looked for the small hand but José Sá kept it out with a number of brilliant saves. The city was happy with the spaces thanks to Kevin De Bruyne and Foden. Pep Guardiola He finally retired Haaland and his replacement, Julián Álvarez, made it 5-1 just a minute after entering the field after receiving from Rodri, his second assist of the game, and crossing the net.
City remain a point behind Arsenal with two days left in the Premier League, although they have a game in hand, which they will play on May 14 against Tottenham in London.
match lineup
31
2
24
8
25
6
twenty
16
9
17
47
1
3
17
24
23
22
8
6
12
Eleven
5
Etihad Stadium
José Sá1
Rayan Aït-Nouri3
Hugo Bueno17
70′
Toti Gomes24
Maximilian Kilman23
68′
Nelson Semedo22
46′
79′
João Gomes8
65′
Boubacar Traoré6
63′
Eleven
3. 4′
47′
53′
82′
Matheus Cunha12
75′
78′
Hwang Hee-ChanEleven
52′
86′
79′
Mario Lemina5
40′
Four.
Replacements
Dan Bentley25
Matt Doherty2
68′
Santiago Bueno4
70′
Wesley Okoduwa61
79′
Pablo Sarabiatwenty-one
75′
Jean-Ricner Bellegarde27
Four.
78′
Tawanda Chirewa62
86′
79′
Enso González30
82′
84′
Nathan Fraser63
coach
Pep Guardiola
Gary O’Neil
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Source: La Verdad
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