In the 33rd round of the Premier League, Manchester City hosted Luton Town. 50,000 Blue Moon fans witnessed a hearty victory: Haaland made an own goal in the opening 65 seconds, Kovacic, Haaland, Doku and Gvardiol scored, Manchester City won 5-1 at home, temporarily ascending to the first place in the Premier League.
In the 2023-24 Premier League season, Arsenal, Liverpool, and Manchester City have formed a three-legged trend, and the competition for the title is still fierce. Luton have 25 points from their first 32 games and are deep in the relegation zone. Manchester City lined up Haaland, Doku, De Bruyne and Alvarez, while B, Grealish and Rodri were on the bench.
Just 65 seconds into the game, City broke the deadlock:
De Bruyne passes through and Haaland's one-on-one effort is saved. Doku's left-footed shot was blocked, Haaland volleyed with his left foot, the ball hit the head of Hashioka and deflected into the net, Manchester City led 1-0!
Manchester City's goal was a bit of a mistake. Haaland squandered a must-finish chance with a left-footed volley that looked off target, only to be blocked by Taiki Hashioka.
In the 17th minute, De Bruyne passed the ball to the back post, and Haaland shoveled high over the crossbar from 5 meters!
In the 27th minute, De Bruyne went through, Nunes cut in and fired hard, and the ball hit the far post and bounced.
Manchester City had a clear advantage, but were unable to score a second goal. Haaland was heavily defended and squandered two great chances, with several of De Bruyne's clever passes wasted by his team-mates. Fans joked that Haaland in this half of the game was incarnated as "Hartling". In the first half, Manchester City led 1-0.
Haaland was dumbfounded, and his team-mates stepped up. In the 64th minute, Kovacic inserted a right-footed shot and scored, and Manchester City led 2-0!
Manchester City, who dominated overwhelmingly, soon ushered in their third goal:
In the 75th minute, Doku's breakthrough created a penalty, Haaland took the penalty, and his right-footed push deceived the goalkeeper, and Manchester City led 3-0!
Erling Haaland scored his 20th Premier League goal of the season! Haaland, who was extremely sluggish in the first half, regained his confidence with a penalty.
In the 81st minute, Manchester City removed De Bruyne and Haaland to prepare for the second leg of the Champions League quarter-finals in the middle of next week. Manchester City, who had just made a substitution, conceded a goal:
Nunes was cut off at the back and Ross Barkley dodged the angle and fired a diagonal left-footed shot into the back of the net to pull one back.
In the 87th minute, Manchester City sealed the victory, Doku cut inside on the left side and then changed direction and shook continuously, and scored with a low shot with his right foot into the far corner, Manchester City 4-1!
In the 93rd minute, Gvardiol scored a goal, Manchester City 5-1!
Before the start of the games of Arsenal (71 points in 31 games) and Liverpool (71 points in 31 games), Manchester City, with 73 points in 32 games, topped the league table.