Manchester City celebrate Boxing Day by beating Leicester

Manchester City started strong at the Etihad Stadium. Pep Guardiola’s team scored the first goal within five minutes of the first half after shining in many arrivals from the start whistle. Finally, Leicester’s tenacity and confusion caused Kevin De Bruyne to drop the ball into the penalty area for four of them, then flip himself and end the cross before the empty reaction from the visiting team’s defenders.

the Citizens They didn’t let him down, and seven minutes later came the second goal from the penalty spot after Yuri Tillmans grabbed Aymeric Laporte by VAR. In the twelve steps, Riyad Mahrez did not miss kicking hard and higher.

The sudden doubling seemed to awaken those led by Brendan Rodgers, who began work on the opposite court with the goal of closing the gap and getting into the match. At the age of 17, James Madison hit a near-perfect free kick that hit the crossbar, in Leicester’s most dangerous play.

However, when the file appeared foxes They were going to strike back, and Manchester City hit again with a good team game from the right that ended with a rebound near the penalty kick that landed at the feet of Ilkay Gundogan. The German did not miss the opportunity and made the score 3-0 in the 22nd minute of the first half.

Far from the stop, the next minute, the championship leaders continued the attack with Sterling down the left wing. With control of the ball, the English winger passed through this sector and fell to the ground when entering the area, which led to a new penalty kick, turning the victim into a foul.

Motivated by the fans, City continued their attack throughout the first half, stealing the entire limelight. Other than some Leicester arrivals who didn’t bring big shocks, the first-half visitor number ended up being goalkeeper Kasper Schmeichel despite what happened, because otherwise they would have been left with a bigger difference to rest. .

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Television: ESPN

StadiumAl Ittihad Stadium

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