Manchester City won by 4 goals and scored the same points as Liverpool, Ding Ding scored 2 goals, Haaland ate cakes, and the defense made mistakes Guashuai was furious
In the absence of Foden, B and Doku in the big rotation of the starting lineup, Manchester City's fiery form has not been affected at all, following the 4-2 victory over Aston Villa in the last round, Manchester City took a four-goal lead in the 70th minute early in this game, after this win, Manchester City surpassed Arsenal in the standings by 2 points, and tied with Liverpool for first place with one round less, but was second on goal difference.
Detailed review of the game:
Crystal Palace took advantage of Manchester City's mistake at the back in the third minute to launch a quick counterattack, Mateta's goal made Manchester City quickly fall behind, and Guardiola on the sidelines was furious by this sudden change of anger!
After conceding the goal, Guardiola was furious
Tintin quickly stabilized the situation after scoring a goal
The biggest contributor to Manchester City's victory is undoubtedly the core of the team De Bruyne, who contributed two goals and one assist, after Crystal Palace took advantage of Manchester City's back pass error in the third minute of the first half to take the lead, and when the coach on the sidelines Pep Guardiola was still furious, Tintin played the role of a needle, with an earth-shattering right-footed shot to equalize for Manchester City, and stabilize the situation on the field in time.
Tintin World Wave scores
This goal is a dead end in the absolute sense, the momentum is heavy, the angle is tricky, and the goalkeeper has nothing to do!
Tintin scored with a left-footed blast
Tintin provides Haaland with a divine assist
Not only did Tintin have two goals in the game, but he was also able to provide a divine assist for his team-mates, and his second pass in front of goal helped Haaland, who has been in a slump of form recently, to score an empty goal.
Haaland was in a slump and even wasted a good chance for Ding Ding's second pass in the first half, if it wasn't for Ding Ding's successful feeding of the cake, Haaland would have been the lowest point in the game for a time. Haaland's timely recovery of confidence will be of great significance for the next Champions League quarter-finals against Real Madrid.
But there are concerns about City's game:
First, the two goals conceded in this game were easily played by Crystal Palace after the defensive line was pressed high, and it was too easy to lose the goal!
City conceded first
City conceded the second goal
Second, there were many major mistakes at the back, Rodri rarely made a number of passing errors, which gave Crystal Palace at least four good chances to score, and the team only conceded two goals thanks to the poor shooting skills of the Crystal Palace striker, but if the defensive intensity against Real Madrid is still like this, Real Madrid will not let go of the opportunity to punish Manchester City.
Manchester City were cut off at the back
Rodri was cut off at the back, but thanks to the Crystal Palace striker's shot hit the crossbar, Manchester City escaped!
Gvardiol dominates his opponent in the box
Gvardiol dominated the opponent in the penalty area, and the referee, after listening to the VAR referee, did not award a penalty, and the poor performance of Gvardiol was replaced by Guardiola at half-time.
City make a mistake at the back
City made a mistake at the back and Rodri almost made a big mistake with the goalkeeper back, but the goalkeeper showed great courage to defuse the threat
Manchester City were cut off at the back
Manchester City's playing with fire in the box was cut off, and the Crystal Palace striker wasted a chance.
Standings Update:
Manchester City and Liverpool have 70 points, but they are second with a goal difference of 2 points, 2 points ahead of Arsenal, and the pressure is on the side of Arsenal and Liverpool.
Overall, Manchester City has won two big games in two consecutive rounds with a large area of rotation, not only chasing Liverpool and Arsenal in the Premier League standings, but also preparing for the Champions League against Real Madrid to the greatest extent.