At 22:00 Beijing time on April 23, the 34th round of the Premier League ushered in a focus battle: the defending champions, the leader Manchester City at home to Watford, which is deep in the relegation zone.
In the Premier League table, Manchester City led with 77 points in 32 games, one point ahead of second-place Liverpool. Watford are in second-to-last place with 22 points from 32 points, just one point more than Norwich at the bottom.
In the battle, Manchester City started 4231, center Glallish, both sides Sterling, Jesus, forward De Bruyne, double back Rodri, Fernandinho, four defenders Zinchenko, Laporte, Dias, Canselo, goalkeeper Ederson. The total value of the starting eleven is 630 million euros.
Watford started 433, with Joshua King, Dennis and Sal forming a forward trident. The total value of the starting eleven is also 78.3 million euros.
After the game opened, Manchester City, playing at home, launched an offensive attack. In the 4th minute, Cancello's diagonal pass into the penalty area, Zinchenko took the ball and crossed again, and the unguarded Jesus pushed the empty goal and the ball went in! Manchester City lead Watford 1-0. Guardiola's team made a fantastic start!
In the 12th minute, Canceló's midfielder's dribble error was broken, and Dennis formed a single knife, but was damaged by Zinchenko's timely defense.
In the 23rd minute, De Bruyne's diagonal pass into the penalty area was nodded by Jesus and the ball went in again! Manchester City 2-0 Watford.
In the 28th minute, Dennis took the ball on the left side of the field and sent a cross over the top, and Hassan Kamala entered the box to score. Watford pulled a goal back.
In the 32nd minute, City's corner kick from the right, De Bruyne's cross was cleared off the line, and Jesus followed up with a kick that went high over the crossbar.
In the 34th minute, De Bruyne's midfielder dribbled straight to the right, Jesus crossed and Rodri volleyed into the world wave. City rewrote the score to 3-1.
In the 37th minute, Jesus' cross from the bottom was met by Sterling in front of goal, but a push was high over the crossbar.
In the second half, City continued to step up their attacks. In the 46th minute, Jesus entered the penalty area and was brought down by the Watford goalkeeper, the referee awarded a penalty, and Jesus personally took the penalty to complete the hat-trick. Manchester City 4:1 Watford.
In the 53rd minute, Jesus scored another goal to complete the senior season, Manchester City 5-1 Watford.
In the end, with Jesus' 4 goals and 1 assist, Manchester City beat Watford 5-1 at home, accumulating 80 points in 33 games to continue to lead the Premier League table, leading the second place Liverpool by 4 points in more rounds.
Jesus scored four goals in this game, and only three in the 23 Premier League games he played before this season.