In the 19th round of the Premier League, Manchester City sat at home against Leicester City, and the two teams played a goal battle. In the first half, De Bruyne, Mahrez, Gundogan and Sterling scored four goals in a row. Madison, Lukeman and Isinajo pulled three in a row, followed by Laporte and Sterling scored two more goals to give City a 6-3 win over City.
In the previous two rounds, Manchester City had beaten Leicester City 7-0 Leeds United, 4-0 Newcastle, and now they beat Leicester City 6-3, scoring 17 goals in 3 games, averaging nearly 6 goals per game, which is really terrifying. Today, City have also scored 50 league goals, equalling Liverpool and tying the two teams for the first place in the Premier League.
City lost 5-2 at home to Leicester City last time, the worst defeat of Guardiola's managerial career. After waiting for 460 days, Manchester City achieved revenge and returned the opponent with a 6-3, fiercely out of a bad breath.
In addition, Manchester City played 43 Premier League games in 2021, winning 35 of them, continuing to set a new record for winning in a natural year. At the same time, Manchester City also set the biggest score on The Premier League's Boxing Day, a 30-year record.
After scoring all three points from Leicester City, Guardiola also led the team to achieve nine consecutive Premier League wins, temporarily 6 points ahead of Liverpool, continuing to rank at the top of the Premier League and locking up the half-way championship. In the past 30 seasons, 27 Premier League half-time champions have finally won the title, which is good news for Manchester City.
Wonderful replay——
In the 4th minute, De Bruyne turned around inside the penalty area and whipped a shot to give City a 1-0 lead.
In the 13th minute, Mahrez hit the corner with a penalty to make it 2-0! According to statistics, Mahrez has scored three consecutive Premier League goals for the first time since 2015.
In the 21st minute, Mahrez's cross from the flank was blocked by Schmeichel Jr. and Gundogan took advantage of the opportunity to win, 3-0!
In the 25th minute, Sterling made a point and scored himself, giving City a 4-0 lead at halftime.
In the second half, Leicester City suddenly erupted, Andi Nacho assisted Madison and Lukeman to score goals, and then scored a goal himself, leading the team to 3-4 in 10 minutes!
In the 68th minute, Mahrez's corner kick was met by Laporte's header and City opened the gap 5-3.
In the 86th minute, City once again created chaos through a corner kick, Ruben Díaz assisted, Sterling scored twice, and the score was fixed at 6-3! In this game, Sterling also scored 9.2 points, pushing Mahrez to be the best of the game.