Five Things Learned Manchester City 3-0 Crystal Palace (Premier League)
Five Things Learned Manchester City 3-0 Crystal Palace (Premier League) Manchester City returned to within two points of Premier League leaders Arsenal with a vital victory over Crystal Palace. Pep Guardiola’s side headed into Wednesday night’s game at the Etihad Stadium knowing anything less than a win would effectively kill off any potential title hopes. After a slow and nervy start, City managed to break the deadlock through January signing Antoine Semenyo, who converted from a Phil Foden backheel.
Omar Marmoush then doubled the lead just minutes later following another pass from Foden, making it two goals in two matches for the Egyptian. Match Report and Player Ratings: Manchester City 3-0 Crystal Palace (Premier League) The second half began similar to the first, with no goals after half an hour with Palace seemingly more concerned with stopping a third goal rather than scoring one of their own. City did finally notch a third thanks to an excellent run and pass from substitute Rayan Cherki who released Savinho through on goal to wrap up the win.
Here are five things we learned from Manchester City’s midweek clash with Crystal Palace. 1. Your turn, Arsenal And so we are back to how it was on Saturday night, with Manchester City trailing the league leaders by just the two points.
The clash with Crystal Palace has been the game-in-hand for Pep Guardiola’s side for several months and the boys in blue certainly made it pay when they finally got to play it. It was vital that the home side picked up all three points on Wednesday night as anything but that would have seen any aspirations of being champions go up in smoke. City performed well, crucially got the job done and kept the pressure on Arsenal, who next play an already-relegated Burnley side at home on Monday evening.
Who blinks first? Your guess is as good as mine on that one. 2.
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