At 4:00 a.m. Beijing time on December 15, a match in the 17th round of the Premier League began to compete, and Manchester City faced Leeds United at home. City's record in the league has been outstanding, with 12 wins, 2 draws and 2 defeats in the first 16 games, occupying the top spot. City have won their last six league games, including a 2-0 win over Manchester United, a 3-0 sweep over Everton, a 2-1 win over West Ham and Aston Villa, a 3-1 win over Watford and a 1-0 win over Wolves. In the Champions League, Manchester City also went relatively smoothly, qualifying as the first in the group and drawing to Portugal Sports in the quarterfinals. Manchester City this time against Leeds United, Leeds United has a poor record this season, but the two sides did not win in two legs last season, but this time Manchester City won, and the win was in full swing.
Guardiola lined up in a 3133 formation for the match. Edson served as the starting goalkeeper. Stones, Díaz and Laporte 3 defenders. Rodri Hernandez single back. De Bruyne, Bernardo Silva and Zinchenko teamed up in 3 midfielders. The offensive trident of Mahrez, Glallish and Foden joined forces. Sterling, Jesus, Gundogan and Acker sat on the bench. Cancelo is suspended for absence. Leeds United are in a 4231 formation, with Daniel James at the top.
City entered very quickly, making a lot of threats after the opening, with Foden and Glallish scoring two goals in five minutes. After playing for less than 15 minutes, City led by two goals, not too smoothly. Leeds United's defence was useless. In response to the poor defense, Bielsa has not made any changes. This made City very comfortable, and De Bruyne also seized the opportunity to score goals. Leeds United was frantically suppressed and there was nothing they could do. City led by 3 goals at half-time. City had 64% possession in the first half, scoring 3 goals on 14 shots and 5 on target. Leeds United had only a poor shot on goal in the first half and failed to score.
The second half was still the rhythm of Manchester City, and the play was more fierce, basically everyone except the goalkeeper was involved in the attack, and repeatedly achieved miraculous results. Substitute Gundogan assisted Mahrez to score, before assisting De Bruyne's long-range shot. And Stones and Acker are not lonely, scoring 1 goal each to let the defenders also go out of the country. The final score was set at 7-0, and Manchester City won the United.
Manchester City had 64% of the ball in this game, which is not very high for a team like Manchester City, but Manchester City's shots on goal are very amazing, with 31 shots on goal, 15 shots on target, and 7 goals. It can only be said that Leeds United's defense is really terrible. Leeds United only had six shots on goal and failed to score. City were so strong that they created the second-biggest win in the top flight in franchise history, winning the most games with an 8-0 sweep over Watford. Guardiola won 33 games in the 2021 Premier League, leading the team to equal liverpool's record for natural annual wins in the English top flight set in 1982. And Bielsa is a bit sad, this is the first time since the 568 games of his coaching career to score 7 goals in a single game, the birth of a career shame record.