In the 24th round of the Premier League, Manchester City played Everton at home. In the second half, Haaland doubled and Manchester City won 2-0 and won six consecutive league wins. With the same number of games, Manchester City overtook Liverpool by one point and topped the Premier League. Manchester City are gaining momentum, while Liverpool have been in average form recently, is Klopp panicking?
Before the game, Manchester City were two points behind Liverpool and a win would see them temporarily top the Premier League. In terms of the squad, Manchester City rotated a lot, with Nunes and Doku starting. Phil Foden has been in fine form of late, starting his 12th consecutive Premier League game, a personal best. On the bench of Manchester City, there are big stars such as De Bruyne, Grealish, B, Walker, Gvardiol, etc., and the lineup is too luxurious.
In the 7th minute, Doku lost the ball at the back, Ederson attacked and collided with Godfrey and was injured, and after receiving the team doctor**, Ederson can continue to continue the game. Shortly thereafter, City made another mistake at the back when Calvert-Lewin burst to the edge of the box and shot wide. After that, Doku crossed from two players in a row on the left and Haaland flanked in a header that went wide. Foden sent in a clever cross from the right, and Nunez's cross from the right side of the box was blocked by a defender. After that, Doku broke through again on the left, and his inverted triangle cross was still blocked by the defender, and he was in good shape today.
After that, Ashley Young sent in a cross from the right and Harrison volleyed high with his left foot. Before half-time, Alvarez made a tackle up front, but his pass was not accurately handed to Haaland and he missed the opportunity. At half-time, the score was 0-0 for the time being.
In the rematch, Manchester City stepped up their attack, and Alvarez fired a long-range shot from the top of the arc that went wide. In the 55th minute, Godfrey, who had been injured in the first half, could not hold on, and Coleman came on. City's attack came to fruition, with Kevin De Bruyne coming on in the 56th minute and Walker coming on for Akanji. After that, Haaland made a pass to De Bruyne and McNeil made a crucial interception. Walker played the ball and Rodri fired a shot wide from the edge of the box. After that, Stones' tackle caused McNeil to be injured, and the team doctor came in to deal with it, and there were more stoppages in this game.
In the 70th minute, a corner kick was taken, and Dias's header was blockedHaaland broke the deadlock with a volley from the left side of the box to make it 1-0 for Manchester City！So far, Manchester City have shot 15 times, this is the first time they hit the back of the net, and they have scored. After that, Haaland turned and hit the back of the net at the top of the arc and was blocked. Everton made substitutions and began to press the attack, Beto formed a one-on-one in the middle, and his shot was deflected, but it was also offside.
In the 84th minute, there was a chance to counterattack, De Bruyne went through,Haaland took a defender away to form a single knife, and he scored a low shot to make it 2-0! HahRand, who scored his 16th league goal, missed a number of games due to injury, but is still top scorer.