The Manchester City fulfilled in Elland Road in front of a combativo Leeds United promoted by the good performances of Jack Grealish and Erling Haaland. The Norwegian took advantage of two assistances of the English to arrive to 20 goals in his first 14 parties in the Premier League, a doublet with which, besides, reaches the absurd figure of 45 so many in 42 apparitions in 2022, 26 of them converted with the group 'skyblue'.
In spite of the physical problems that affected him between February and April with the Borussia Dortmund, the '9' has kept intact his relentless average goleador. 26 goals in 20 parties under the orders of Pep Guardiola evidencian his voracity in the 2022/23, season in which it also adds 3 assistances in league. In spite of this, the City has not attained to assault the leadership, although it keeps near of an Arsenal imparable in the first turn.
In front of the Leeds, the 'cityzens' encarrilaron the party thanks to a so much of Rodri in the discount of the first part. In the complement, a bad pass of Liam Cooper in the centre of the field allowed to Jack Grealish recover the balloon and leave only to the contrary arch. The extreme yielded to Haaland so that the Norwegian pushed the spherical to empty door in the 51'. 13 minutes later, the '9' armed a wall with Jack and defined of first with a derechazo that diverted in a contrary for fusilar to the goalkeeper Frenchman Illan Meslier.
The venues discounted in the 73 by means of the side Pascal Struijk, but the party was totally cleared. Haaland Played the 90 minutes and, with the triumph, the ones of Pep Guardiola recover the second place of the table with 35 points, to five of the Arsenal and two more than the Newcastle, rival of the Leeds the Saturday in St. James Park. The City, by his part, will follow suit in the Etihad Stadium in front of the Everton.
Haaland Will look for to close with goals his fantastic 2022
The Saturday, Erling will look for to expand his register goleador in front of an Everton that is still in free fall. The ones of Frank Lampard fell the Tuesday in the 'Boxing Day' in front of the Wolverhampton (1-2) with a so much of Algerian defender Scrape Aït-Nouri in the 90+5' and flirt with the descent with 14 points, to only one of 'Wolves' and Nottingham Forest. The table closes it the Southampton with 12 units, in a low part of the Premier that complete Leeds (15° with 15 points) and West Ham (16° with 14).