He didn’t have it easy City of Manchester to win this Saturday Fulham in it Etihad Stadium (3-2). The team led by Pep Guardiola He jumped on the grass of his stadium knowing that the leader Liverpool He won his fight Crystal Palace and remembering that he came into this duel having two draws against Arsenal and the Newcastle. And far from being one of those games where the city He looked like a steamroller in the first few minutes, this time he had to come back to win. The first to hit is Fulhamwith a purpose Andreas Pereirabut two purposes Matthew Kovacic These were enough for City to turn the score around and then score Doc 3-1 and Muniz for him Fulham so that things ended at 3-2.
Although the template of City of Manchester It is one of the best in the world and finally it is certain Kovacic the hero of the fight, the absence of Rodrigo Hernandez is remarkable. This is clear in the first stretch of the rivalry, with those Pep Guardiola leading but the circulation of the ball is something predictable enough to surprise a Fulham who, by over-believing in his possibilities, found the goal in which to proceed. It was in the 28th minute, and the one who sent the ball into the net was Andreas Pereirabut more than half of the goal is Mexican property Raul Jimenezwho allowed his teammate with a brilliant backheel assist while inside the area that surprised the entire ‘citizen’ defense.
With a deficit on the scoreboard, City of Manchester He put in the extra gear, but it had to be on a strategic play where the tie came. In particular, on the second day a corner and in the 32nd minute, which is when Kovacic He found space to send the ball into the back of the net to tie the score at 1-1 at half-time.
It was on the restart, in fact almost two minutes later, that he showed his good shot again Kovacic to sign 2-1. This time from the front of the place and fixing it enough to the length of Bernard Leno will be sterile. From there, the match entered a period of uncertainty, as Fulham were far from sinking. But in 82′ Doc He doubled his team’s advantage with a beautiful shot from the edge of the area. A posterior Rodrigo Muniz They closed the gap by making it 3-2 in the 88th minute but it was just enough to wrap up the result.
In this victory the City of Manchester it goes to 17 points, which is the same as one Arsenal and one less than those Liverpool to continue as a leader.
match lineup
31
82
24
8
25
3
20
47
9
19
10
1
17
33
3
5
2
18
16
7
20
11
Etihad Stadium
92′
Bernard Leno1
Alex Iwobi17
76′
Anthony Robinson33
31′
46′
Calvin Bassey3
63′
61′
Joachim Andersen5
Kenny Tete2
76′
94′
Andreas Pereira18
25′
64′
77′
Sander Berge16
64′
Raul Jimenez7
76′
88′
Sasa Lukic20
61′
Adama Traoré11
Replacements
Steven Benda23
Timothy Castagne21
76′
61′
Issa Diop31
77′
Harrison Reed6
88′
Harry Wilson8
Tom Cairney10
64′
61′
81′
Emile Smith Rowe32
64′
Rodrigo Muniz9
76′
87′
Reiss Nelson19
76′
coach
Pep Guardiola
Marco Alexandre Saraiva da Silva
Source: La Verdad
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