The 29th round of the Premier League in midweek was in full swing, with Arsenal and Liverpool, the top two in the table, taking the lead, but the outcome was diametrically opposed, with the Gunners beating the Blues Chelsea with five goals in the London derby, extending the lead over defending champions Manchester City to four points in two more games, while Liverpool lost 0-2 to the Toffees Everton in the Merseyside derby with Everton, essentially withdrawing from the Premier League title race this seasonNow without the ties of the Champions League, they are bound to strike hard in the league, whether they can complete the goal of beating Brighton this season, it has become the most relevant topic for fans! After the game started, Manchester City showed its strong strength, and the whole game was full of pressure, and finally with De Bruyne, Alvarez's goals and Foden's brace, 4-0 away Brighton!
In order not to give Brighton a chance to upset, Guardiola played all the main players away from home, in a 4-1-4-1 system, let Ederson appear as the main goalkeeper, Walker, Akanji, Ake and Gvardiol sat in the back, Rodri played as a single midfielder, Bernardo Silva, De Bruyne, Kovacic and Foden lined up in the midfield, and the single arrow was the spider Alvarez.
With the referee's whistle, Manchester City launched a tidal wave of attacks against the hosts, and in the 15th minute they got a well-placed set-piece opportunity, after sending the ball into the box, Ake's volley at the back post went slightly over the crossbar, but two minutes later, Manchester City made up for the regret, Walker's cross from the right flank, De Bruyne rushed to the top with a fish, paying tribute to the legendary star Robin van Persie's masterpiece, relying on De Bruyne's first header in the Premier League, Manchester City took a 1-0 lead.
In the 26th minute, Prince Foden was powerful, he broke through with the ball at the edge of the penalty area and was brought down, the referee gave the Blue Moon Army a free kick, Foden personally took the penalty, the ball hit the back of the defender, and it was refracted into the net, Manchester City extended the lead to 2 goals.
Manchester City, who firmly grasped the initiative to win, continued to press and limit the opponent with high pressing in the next game, and in the 34th minute, the active pressing in front of the field caused a fatal mistake by the Brighton defenders, and the pass was cleverly tackled by Bernardo Silva and stabbed Foden in the penalty area, who kept the ball and fired a low shot, scoring a brace at the same time, helping Manchester City return to the dressing room with a score of 3-0.
After returning to the field, Manchester City continued to besiege Brighton, and in the 62nd minute, Ederson opened a big foot and successfully connected with Walker in the front, who entered the penalty area, grabbed the opponent's goalkeeper to clear the ball, passed the ball to Alvarez who followed up in the middle, and the little spider calmly pushed and made a contribution, further extending the lead to 4-0.
In the following period, Manchester City clearly began to control the tempo on the pitch, although they did not continue to score, but did not give Brighton any chance to counter-attack and sneak attack, as they wished, they kept a clean sheet on the road, and improved their unbeaten record in regular time to 30 games, setting a new team record.
At the end of this round of the Premier League, Manchester City is one point behind the leader Arsenal in the case of one less game, ranking second in the Premier League, and has taken the initiative to win the championship in its own hands, as long as the next Premier League wins all the time, Manchester City will become the first team in the history of the Premier League to complete four consecutive championships!