In the early morning of this morning Beijing time, the 17th round of the Premier League finished twice: Manchester City won 7-0 at home to Z united, and Aston Villa beat Norwich 2-0 away.
Manchester City 7-0 Leeds United
De Bruyne scored twice, Foden and Mahrez each scored, and Glaliches, Stones and Acre scored a goal each.
In the 8th minute, Rodri's entry into the box was saved by Mesrier, and Foden's left-footed shot broke the goal, 1-0! City took the lead. The goal was Pep Guardiola's 500th Premier League goal since he took charge of Manchester City, and Guardiola took just 207 games to break Klopp's record (500 goals in 234 games).
In the 13th minute, Mahrez's left-footed cross from the right was met by a header from the centre of Gralis to make it 2-0!
In the 32nd minute, Rodri sent a crossbar and De Bruyne's left-footed shot from the left side of the penalty area went into the near corner of the net, 3-0!
In the 49th minute, Mahrez's left-footed shot from the right side of the penalty area broke the goal, 4-0! Mahrez scored for Manchester City's 100th Premier League and previously for Leicester City in his 100th Premier League, becoming the first player in history to score in both clubs' 100th Premier League.
In the 62nd minute, Gundogan crossed and De Bruyne's right-footed long-range shot exploded into the world wave, 5-0! Since making his debut for Manchester City in September 2015, De Bruyne has scored the most goals (20 goals) outside the Premier League penalty area during the same period.
In the 74th minute, Fernandinho's cross from the right was saved, Glaliches' header was saved, Stones' powerful right-footed shot was saved again, and the left-footed shot finally broke the goal, 6-0!
In the 78th minute, Foden's cross from the left corner was met by Acker's header, 7-0!
In the end, Manchester City won 7-0 and won seven consecutive Premier League wins. City scored the second-largest points difference victory in the top flight, after the 8-0 win over Watford on September 2019.
Leeds United suffered the biggest league deficit in history, tied with the defeats to Stoke City (1–8 in August 1934), West Ham (0–7 in November 1966) and Arsenal (0–7 in September 1979). It was also the first time that Bielsa had conceded seven goals in a single game in 568 club games of his managerial career.
Norwich 0-2 Aston Villa
Jacob Ramsey broke the deadlock and Watkins sealed the win.
In the 33rd minute, Watkins made the ball and Jacob Ramsey burst into the box on the left to shoot into the near corner, 0-1!
In the 86th minute, Chukumeka crossed from the left side of the penalty area and Watkins pushed the ball back to make it 0-2! Watkins' second single Premier League pass, the first was against Liverpool in October 2020 (3 goals and 1 assist).
In the end, Aston Villa beat Norwich 2-0 away. Norwich only scored 10 points in the first 17 league games of the season (2 wins, 4 draws and 11 defeats), the canary's lowest points of the same period in the top flight.
Since Gerrard took charge of Aston Villa in November, Villa have scored 12 points in the Premier League, second only to Manchester City (18) and Liverpool (15) in the same period.
Gerrard has 12 points in his first six Premier League games under Aston Villa, tied for second in franchise history with Martin O'Neal (2006), behind John Gregory (1998, 15 points in the first six games).
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