Premier League: Manchester City lead Liverpool by three points 5-0, Sterling scored twice and the Blue Moon defended his title

At 23:30 Beijing time on May 8, the 36th round of the 2021-2022 Premier League season, Manchester City beat Newcastle 5-0 at home, and the 900 million giant ship Blue Moon won the league for four consecutive times. Sterling scored twice, with Laporte, Rodry and Foden each. In this round of Liverpool's 1-1 draw with Tottenham, Manchester City led by 3 points + 4 goals on goal difference, and the Blue Moon defended the title in sight.

Competition focus

5-0！ 4 consecutive league wins! Manchester City topped the table with 86 points ahead of Liverpool by three points and also surpassed the Reds with 68 goals on goal difference, with Guardiola's side double-surpassing Liverpool in sight. If they can win the Premier League title, Guardiola will avoid the dilemma of all four this season.

Judging from the schedule, Manchester City's remaining three opponents are Wolves, West Ham United and Aston Villa, while Liverpool have to play against Aston Villa, Southampton and Wolves, and the Reds also have the FA Cup final and Champions League final to play, with the Premier League trailing by 3 points and the goal difference of 4, Klopp must make a choice.

Sterling flicked his head and broke the net + scored his last-minute shot, scoring his 16th goal in all competitions of the season, including 12 in the league, both of which surpassed last season. In addition, Sterling became the Manchester City player with the most Goalscoring in the Premier League under Guardiola, surpassing Aguero.

Wonderful review

In the 6th minute, Guimarães was fouled at the back and De Bruyne's free-kick from the left side of the field went straight to the goal, and the ball was slightly deflected around the wall.

In the 10th minute, De Bruyne's free-kick spun into the box, Laporte followed up with a left-footed volley from a distance, but the ball flew away, Laporte was a defender after all, and his footwork was almost meaningless. In the 15th minute, De Bruyne's cross from the left was met by a long-range follow-up Cancelo and a powerful push to send the ball flying again, and City missed consecutive opportunities.

In the 19th minute, Gundogan sent a precise long pass, Canceló inserted into the penalty area to ferry to the front of the goal, Sterling broke the net, 1-0!

In the 24th minute, a Newcastle corner cross, the far point Lacelles inserted a header to attack the goal, the ball hit Guimarães deflected, Newcastle poked through the net in a chaotic battle, but the referee signaled that Guimarães was offside, and the goal was ruled invalid.

In the 31st minute, Gundogan tried a powerful shot from 25 meters away, which was played with a high quality, just slightly off the line. Today is Gundogan's 250th appearance for Manchester City and he is very excited on the pitch.

In the 38th minute, De Bruyne fired a corner kick, Gundogan fired a direct violent shot from outside the perimeter, Dubravka saved the ball, and Laporte scored from close range in front of the goal, 2-0!

In the 61st minute, De Bruyne opened a corner kick on the left and Rodri nodded the ball to the top, and the score became 3-0!

In the 90th minute, Glalis swept into the box on the left and returned the pass, Zinchenko crossed the line, and Foden followed up with a push! 4-0！

In order to get more goal differences, Manchester City was still attacking in the last minute, in the 93rd minute, Foden's heel was bumped, Gloris passed, and Sterling followed up with a right-footed shot, 5-0! Sterling is the second time! In the end, Manchester City won five goals at home, with a valuable 3 points plus 5 goal differences on the way to the championship, Pep Guardiola smiled.

Statistics

Player ratings

De Bruyne received a high score of 8.5

Appearances line-up

Manchester City (433):

Goalkeeper: 31-Ederson

Defenders: 27-Cancelo, 3-Díaz (25-Fernandinho 46'), 14-Laporte (56-Riley 87'), 11-Zinchenko

Midfielders: 17-De Bruyne, 16-Rodri, 8-Gundogan

Forwards: 7 Sterling, 9 Jesus (47- Foden 63'), 10 Glaris

Newcastle(433):

Goalkeeper: 1 - Dubravka

Defenders: 17-Craft (15-Trippier 68'), 6-Russells, 33-Boone, 13-Target

Midfielders: 39-Guimarães, 36-Longstaff, 7-Jorrington

Forwards: 24- Almiron (23- Murphy 80'), 20- Wood (9- Wilson 68"), 10 - St. Maximan