UpdatedMay 8, 2022, 7:42 p.m.
Large winners of Newcastle (5-0), the Cityzens take 3 points ahead of the Reds at the top of the Premier League. For its part, Arsenal is on the heels of Chelsea (4th).
Raheem Sterling and Kevin De Bruyne contributed greatly to Manchester City’s victory on Sunday.
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At the bottom of the hole on Wednesday, after elimination against Real Madrid in the semi-finals of the Champions League, Manchester City reacted in the best way to take advantage of the draw conceded on Saturday by Liverpool against Tottenham (0-0). The Cityzens are now 3 points ahead of the Reds with 3 games to play.
Perhaps cheered up by the chance to swerve, Manchester City seemed to have quickly left behind Madrid and given a stern lesson to Newcastle which, since the Saudi takeover, aspires to become a contender for the title. .. in the future.
City stormed the opposing goal and found the fault on a cross from Ilkay Güdogan, delivered from the head by Joao Cancelo for that of Raheem Sterling, who scored from close range (1-0, 19th). Before the break, a volley from Gündogan, after a corner, was weakly repelled by Martin Dubravka in front of him. The Magpies goalkeeper prevented Ruben Dias from scoring but Aymeric Laporte had followed well (2-0, 38th). In the second half, City showed no mercy. On a corner from Kevin De Bruyne, excellent this Sunday, Rodri added a third goal with his head (3-0, 61st), before Phil Foden (4-0, 90th) and Sterling, again him (5-0, 90th+2), do not add to the score.
If the trips to Wolverhampton and West Ham, then the reception of Aston Villa are nothing formal, City still have their destiny well in hand to retain their league title.
Fabian Schär, left on the Newcastle bench, watched helplessly as his people were defeated.
Arsenal at the foot of the podium
Eddie Nketiah (centre) netted a life-saving brace for the Gunners.
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Arsenal took advantage of draws by neighbors Chelsea and Tottenham on Saturday to improve their chances in the Champions League race, helped by a quickly reduced Leeds to ten. With 66 points, the Gunners, 4th, are only one unit behind the Blues, 3rd, and are above all 4 ahead of the Spurs, 5th. They will go to their historic rivals in north London on Thursday and would validate, in the event of victory, their ticket for the C1.
To overcome Leeds, Granit Xhaka and his teammates did not even have to force their talent much. The opener came from a monumental blunder by French goalkeeper Illan Meslier, too slow to clear on his line and who was blocked by Eddy Nketiah (1-0, 5th). Two minutes later, the Peacocks defense left Gabriel Martinelli too lonely along the sideline. The Brazilian overflowed and centered back for Nketiah, who doubled the lead (2-0, 10th).
To make matters worse, full-back Luke Ayling was guilty of an unnecessarily violent tackle, both feet forward on Martinelli in the 27th minute, and was invited by the referee to join the locker room, leaving his teammates to ten.
In the second half, a guilty release from the Gunners allowed Diego Llorente to reduce the score (2-1, 66th). But the situation of Leeds, 18th with 34 points and a catastrophic goal difference (-35), is very precarious. Especially since his next opponent is Chelsea, before the reception of Brighton and a trip to Brentford.
Everton take big step towards retention
By going to win at Leicester (2-1), a little demobilized after their elimination in the semi-finals of the Europa League Conference on Thursday, Everton carried out an excellent operation in the race to maintain. These three points, which bring his total to 35, allow him to leave the place of 18th and first relegation to Leeds and also to overtake Burnley (17th), these two teams having only 34 units on the clock.
This success was achieved thanks to a magnificent volley from the Ukrainian Vitaliy Mykolenko (1-0, 6th) and above all a header from Mason Holgate, on a ball pushed back by Kasper Schmeichel (2-1, 30th), while Patson Daka had equalized in the 11th for the Foxes.
Everton are also a late game and will travel to Watford on Wednesday, 19th and already sentenced to relegation. A win would greatly increase Frank Lampard’s men’s chances of advancing further into the top flight next season.
(AFP)