2-0! De Bruyne doubled, Pudding reappeared, Manchester City was unbeaten in 31 games, and Arsenal was desperate

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2024-04-29 01:27Posted in Guangdong Sports Creators

This weekend, the 35th round of the Premier League kicked off in full swing, with all three giants playing, Liverpool was stubbornly blocked by the Hammers and basically withdrew from the title group, while Arsenal rose to the challenge and successfully pulled out the stab 3-2 away, extending the points advantage to 4 points. Manchester City finally came on to face Nottingham Forest away, who was only fourth from bottom in the table and still struggling for relegation, the two sides met in the first leg, the Blue Moon won 2-0, and whether Guardiola can lead the team to take all three points and continue to catch up with Arsenal at the top of the table, has become the focus of fans' attention. De Bruyne scored two assists in this game, Haaland made contributions as a substitute, and Manchester City won 2-0 against the opponent and was unbeaten in 31 consecutive games!

In order not to give Nottingham Forest a chance to upset, Guardiola still sent most of the main players in this game, Alvarez played the single arrow, Grealish, De Bruyne, B and Doku responded behind him, Akanji and Rodri formed a double back, the three central defenders were Ake, Gvardiol and Walker, Ederson continued to guard the last pass for Manchester City, Foden was out of the squad, and Haaland returned from injury and sat on the bench.

After the start of the game, the two teams opened up to form a rhythm of attack. In the second minute, Elanga forced a cross from the left, Neco Williams received the ball at the back post and pushed it but kicked it off, Gvardiol blocked the ball, and Manchester City escaped.

In the 9th minute, Manchester City tacitly cooperated on the left, Grealish picked up a pass from the front of the penalty area, De Bruyne changed direction and shook off the angle to shoot into the far corner, which was saved by the Nottingham Forest goalkeeper. In the 15th minute, Nottingham Forest played a quick counterattack, Neco Williams advanced on the right, and suddenly fired a cold arrow from a small angle, Ederson was very concentrated, blocking the near corner to defuse the ball.

In the 28th minute, Walker intercepted a mistake, Ena transferred a diagonal pass from the left, Neco Williams knocked back from the right, Gibbs White took the ball from the edge of the penalty area, and Chris Wood's header hit the goal slightly high. Four minutes later, Manchester City broke the deadlock: De Bruyne crossed from a corner, Gvardiol grabbed the header and smashed it into the net, 1-0!

In the 38th minute, Ena crossed from the left, Montiel inverted the triangle back in front of goal, Chris Wood fired a shot from close range, the ball slid past the goal, and Manchester City escaped again.

In stoppage time, Ederson missed a shot and Murillo turned and fired home to save City's life.

Back on the pitch, City's defence remained uneasy. In the 47th minute, Elanga easily crossed the crotch on the left and beat Walker, and Chris Wood pushed in front of the goal, and Gvardiol appeared in time to block the ball in front of the goal line.

Seeing that the situation is not optimistic, Guardiola is also a little unable to sit still. In the 61st minute, Manchester City made a change, and Haaland came on.

The adjustment of this substitution can be called immediate, in the 70th minute, the "pudding connection" reappeared, De Bruyne sent a direct pass, Haaland took the ball into the penalty area, calmly pushed into the net, 2-0!

Since returning from injury, De Bruyne has contributed six goals and 16 assists in 21 games, an average of more than one goal per game, and since 2024, De Bruyne has provided 14 assists in all competitions, leading the top five leagues.

A 2-0 win over Nottingham Forest saw City see a third straight win in all competitions and extended their unbeaten run of 90 minutes to 31. In the Premier League standings, Manchester City are only one point behind with a game in hand, and the consistency is enough to make Arsenal desperate.

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