Facing the strong rival Leicester City at home, Guardiola's disciple came out at his best from the beginning, scoring four goals in 20 minutes and hitting the opponent in the north. But because the lead was too large, City began the second half very laxly, being pulled three goals in a row in 20 minutes.
Despite winning as they wished, City set a record for one of the biggest embarrassments of the season: in all the previous home games, they had conceded only three goals, but in this game they conceded three at the beginning of the second half. Such a poor defensive performance also made Guardiola on the sidelines very embarrassed.
The 19th round of the Premier League focuses on the matchup, led by Manchester City against 9th-placed Leicester City. In terms of this lineup, the home team Manchester City sent B-seat, Mahrez, Sterling, Gundogan, De Bruyne and others to start, while Leicester City sent Madison, Tillemans, Isinacho and others to play.
In the 4th minute of the opening, Fernandinho picked out a pass into the penalty area, De Bruyne deftly stopped the ball, then turned around and adjusted slightly, swinging away from the angle and firing a kick into the goal. 1-0, blue moon took the lead to break the deadlock.
In the 11th minute, Tillermans pulled down Laporte in the penalty area, the referee decided the penalty after passing the VAR review, and Mahrez stepped forward to send the ball into the opposing goal. 2-0, Manchester City started a dream game.
In the 21st minute, Manchester City launched an attack on the right side, Mahrez passed, De Bruyne kept the ball to the right, Canselo's underdog cross, the opposing goalkeeper abandoned the goal but made a mistake in the interception, Gundogan smiled and easily sent the ball into the goal. 3 to 0
Just two minutes later, Sterling forced the ball inside the penalty area, Andremans put the former down in a hurry, and the referee awarded a penalty at the first time. Sterling personally took the penalty and sent the ball directly to the top right corner of the goal. 4-0, Manchester City was in a strong position. As the coach of the visiting team, Rodgers was embarrassed to see the team concede four goals in less than 30 minutes.
In the first 30 minutes of the game, Manchester City had 72% possession of the ball and completely controlled the game, with the two sides shooting 7-5 and shooting 4-3. Four goals on 4 shots show how efficient City's attack is. But even so, Guardiola is still not satisfied with the game.
In the 55th minute, the Blue Foxes broke the ball at the back and instigated a quick counter-attack, Madison directly into Ishinacho, and then with the latter colliding with the wall to send the ball into the opposing goal. 1 to 4, the Blue Fox pulled back a city.
Three minutes later, the Blue Foxes broke the ball again at the back and Madison headed straight into Ishinacho, who then shoved Lukeman in front of him, who easily pushed the ball against the goalkeeper. After chasing 2 goals in 3 minutes, the suspense of the game returned again. Seeing his players so slack, Guardiola, who commanded the game on the sidelines, was very dissatisfied.
In the 65th minute, the Blue Foxes launched an attack on the left side, madison's heavy cannon outside the box caused the opposing goalkeeper to save, and Isinacho immediately shot the ball into the net. It is worth mentioning that after conceding the third goal in a row, Manchester City defender Díaz held the ball tightly and did not allow the opponent to quickly take the ball to the midfield service. It was enough to see how embarrassed and flustered Díaz was at this point.
In the 68th minute, City fired a corner kick from the right and Laporte jumped high inside the penalty area and pushed the ball into the top right corner of the goal. 5-3, Manchester City widened the score gap to 2 goals, but also seriously hit the morale of the opponent.
In the 87th minute, City sealed the win, or a corner kick. Laporte flicked his head inside the penalty area and the ball landed right at Sterling's feet, who easily pushed the ball into the net. 6 to 3
In the end, the 7-time champion Manchester City, in the case of a period of slack, still relied on strong strength to win 6-3 against The Blue Fox Leicester City. After scoring this 3-pointer, Manchester City has reached 47 points, 20 points ahead of the city's sworn enemy Manchester United.