At full-time, Kevin De Bruyne opened the scoring for the first time in the Premier League, Foden scored twice and Alvarez bounced for a 4-0 win at Brighton. At the end of this campaign, Manchester City temporarily trailed Arsenal by one point in one less round and rose to second in the standings. De Bruyne scored with a header for the first time in his Premier League career, a masterpiece! Eliminated by Real Madrid in the Champions League, Manchester City was hit and tired, and he was afraid of returning to the Premier League to drop the chain, but Manchester City is still the same Manchester City, with excellent strength and a position ahead of other teams in his style of play. Back to the Premier League's make-up match, Manchester City's bloodless blades only used the first half to beat Brighton without any power, De Bruyne's beautiful header is actually his first header in the Premier League, to be honest, Haaland does not play, Foden, Alvarez, De Bruyne, and B seats in the front line are beautiful and picturesque! Manchester City is still only left in the Premier League with Tottenham Hotspur a top six player, in the case of Manchester City's concentration and the main force is rested, it is not a big problem to win the game. Defending the Premier League and FA Cup is also an extraordinary record for Manchester City!
4-0! Foden double ring + Ding Ding's contribution, Manchester City won 4 consecutive league wins, and 1 game less to chase Arsenal! In the early morning of April 26, a make-up match in the 29th round of the English Premier League was held, and Manchester City met Brighton and Hove Albion away from home. In this game, Manchester City was on fire, winning 4-0. The winning Manchester City team continued to cling to the Arsenal team in the standings, one point behind Arsenal with one game less, and continued to put pressure on Arsenal on the road to the title. Phil Foden has scored 50 goals for Manchester City. From the crucial goal delivered in the 18-19 season to the goal against Brighton today!50 goals achieved!!
De Bruyne vs Brighton personal data
1 Goals
47 Touches
94 Passes completed (30/32)
2 Successful confrontation
1 Steal
30 games unbeaten! Brighton & Hove Albion 0-4 Manchester City
In the 29th round of the Premier League, Liverpool 0-2 Everton. Liverpool has only won 1 in the last 4 rounds of the league, with a record of 1 win, 1 draw and 2 losses, and is 3 points behind the top Arsenal! Because Arsenal has a goal difference, and there are still four rounds of league games remaining, Liverpool wants to overtake Arsenal, and while maintaining all wins, Arsenal needs at least one draw and one loss! And if the last four games are winless, Manchester City will not let go of such an opportunity! Manchester City is one point away from the top of the table with one less game, and is unbeaten in 30 games in all competitions; Foden has two rings, De Bruyne and Little Spider have made contributions, and Walker has two assists. OPTA updates Premier League title probabilities this season, after Liverpool's defeat last night...... Manchester City: 56%→ 62.2% Arsenal: 30.8%→ 35.1% Liverpool: 13.2%→2.7%.
Welbeck's volley from inside the box was saved, and Brighton took the lead on the counter-attack to stun their opponents. City disregarded this set of solid possession, and used a more delicate penetration to tear open gaps in the defence to create set-piece opportunities, and Ake volleyed over the crossbar. City's high-pressure attack broke through the defence again, and Walker broke through the bottom and crossed into the box with precision. Kevin De Bruyne caught the opportunity and swooped in to find the back of the net to take the lead. Brighton counter-attacked with a corner and Dunk's header was saved again. City's attacking breakthrough threatened, with Alvarez volleying wide from a tight angle and De Bruyne being saved from distance. In the 25th minute, Foden took a free kick into the net to extend the score. Refraction. Manchester City's high-pressure pressing forced Brighton to make frequent mistakes at the back, and in the 35th minute, Bernardo stepped up in front of the penalty area to intercept, and Foden met the ball and pushed the far corner to complete the double ring. Alvarez scored in the 62nd minute from the middle of the penalty area. In the end, Manchester City beat Brighton 4-0.
In the 29th round of supplements, Manchester City 4-0 Brighton, one point behind Arsenal with one game less, Foden scored a goal with a double Ding Ding little spider. Julián Alvarez contributed a goal in Manchester City's 4-0 win at Brighton, his ninth in the Premier League. He has been involved in 30 goals (17 goals and 13 assists) in all competitions this season. ⚽
⭐️The 19-year-old started for Brighton for the first time#Brighton 0-4 Manchester City# It was a game to remember for Colo, with the most tackles (3), the most successful duels (6), one key pass, one goal conceded due to a mistake (video), hugging the spider after the game, Guardiola shaking hands with him, the good and the bad are the first steps to experience and grow up after the gameBalko: "I'm happy for my debut, but sad for 0-4. It's not what we want. We know Man City are a great team that wins everything. Yes, it's painful, but on the one hand I'm happy to make my debut on our pitch. ”
Manchester City swept away 4-0 at Brighton. In the standings, Manchester City, which has one game less, has 76 points, only one point behind the leader Arsenal, and still occupies the initiative in the title race. In this game, Manchester City's forward ace Haaland was absent, but faced a strong Brighton team. The defending champions didn't have to worry too much on the road to get a big victory. In the first half, Kevin De Bruyne scored with a header, and Foden scored a free kick directly after smiling at the opponent's gift to complete the double ring.
Yibian fought again, and Alvarez sealed the victory with another goal. Throughout the game, the Manchester City players were at ease and free under the command of Pep Guardiola. With the win, City won four in a row in the league and scored 17 goals. Since then, Manchester City and Arsenal have narrowed their goal difference to eight.
City are unbeaten in 30 games in all competitions, with the last defeat coming 1-0 to Villa on 7 December. In those 30 games unbeaten, Manchester City are unbeaten in 18 Premier League games, winning 14 and drawing four. Manchester City, who were so stable in the sprint stage, really made Arsenal, the direct opponent of the title, despair. After passing Brighton, City have five league games left to play this season.
In addition to Nottingham Forest's need to score points and relegation, Fulham, Wolves, and West Ham United are already "desireless" teams, and it may be difficult to resist in the face of Manchester City. The final leg of Manchester City's title defense may be the away game against Tottenham. In the first leg of this season, Manchester City was forced to draw at home by Tottenham, considering that Tottenham Hotspur was a headache for Manchester City in the past, this time Tottenham will undoubtedly be the last obstacle for Manchester City to achieve the Premier League "four consecutive titles".
Manchester City reporter Jack Gaughan: Manchester City are keeping a close eye on Guimaraes' situation and they are yet to make any concrete moves, with the introduction of any new midfielder depending on the progress of the player's sale. Guimaraes' attributes of both being able to drag down the playmaking and attacking from the front are very appealing to Guardiola. Arsenal are also interested in signing the Brazil international. Guimaraes' contract liquidated damages are £100 million.
After Manchester City's 4-0 win at Brighton, Alvarez, who scored in the league for the first time in three months, hugged Balco, who made his first Premier League start.
#布莱顿0比4曼城# It stands to reason that Manchester City should be more tired than Liverpool players because they have played an extra Club World Cup, and at the end of the season, it should be Manchester City who have fallen, and Guardiola has always maintained a small squad of 22 men. But the truth is that in almost every sprint to the season, Manchester City are more solid than anyone else.
Arsenal 5-0 Chelsea, do you expect Brighton to stop Manchester City a little bit? Kevin De Bruyne opened the scoring early and Foden scored twice in quick succession to give City a 3-0 lead in the first half and end the game early. In the top three, only Liverpool likes to concede the ball first, chase it back if they are lucky, and lose under normal circumstances. So, fundamentally, the quality of the players determines the outcome of the game. Take a look at the last three starters and you'll see that Liverpool's squad is too subordinary, or at least very mediocre.
It was the final replay of the 29th round of the Premier League, and although Haaland was absent, City still did not encounter much hindrance, and in the 17th minute of the first half, Foden organized the attack, Walker Tau's cross was met by Kevin De Bruyne's header for his first Premier League header. Since returning from injury, De Bruyne has returned to his peak form with six goals and 12 assists in 18 appearances, averaging 18 goals per game. Then the game went into Foden's show time, with Foden scoring from a free-kick in the 25th minute, and nine minutes later receiving a through ball from seat B, pushing and firing early to seal the win for Manchester City.
At the end of the game, Foden scored twice and reached 51 league goals, which also made him the third player after Messi and Haaland to complete 50+ league goals under Pep Guardiola. So far this season, Foden has tagged 24 goals and 10 assists, the best statistic of his career. Alvarez was the icing on the cake in the second half to close a four-goal win for Manchester City, with a game in hand, just one point behind Arsenal and already ahead of Liverpool, and Pep Guardiola's side on course to complete their first four consecutive Premier League titles, given the easiest upcoming fixtures on the Blues and their consistent past. Manchester City, Arsenal and Liverpool are currently in the title race, and Haaland has scored 20 goals in 26 Premier League appearances this season.
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