2023-04-30 15:53:00
Manchester City, winner of Fulham (2-1) at Craven Cottage this afternoon, finds the top of the Premier League at the expense of Arsenal. The Cityzens had not occupied the leading position since the 15th day. They can still hope to achieve a hat-trick this season.
They had struck a blow on Wednesday by dominating the head and shoulders of Arsenal, hegemonic leader, (4-1) at the Etihad Stadium. Manchester City players returned to the top of the Premier League this Sunday afternoon thanks to their success against Fulham (1-2) at Craven Cottage, during the 34th day of the championship. The Cityzens had not occupied first place in the standings since the 15th day, yielding it to the Gunners.
UnHaland record
This match against the Cotaggers was expected as confirmation. And Guardiola’s men wasted no time. From the 3rd minute, an irregular defensive intervention by Tim Reame on Julian Alvarez in the box forced the referee to designate the penalty spot. A formality for Erling Haaland who converts and scores his 34th goal of the season in the league. The cyborg goes a little further into history by joining Alan Shearer and Andy Cole who had also scored 34 goals during the same exercise but with 42 games on the calendar.
A crazy start to the match where Fulham managed to equalize a little over 10 minutes later through Carlos Vinicius, who despite his failed control, managed to deceive Ederson with a left-footed recovery. City’s reaction was immediate. In the 27th minute, a curling shot from Grealish found the post, before Julian Alvarez, with a superb strike, Leno put the Mancuniens in front.
In the race for a hat-trick
Largely dominating, the Skyblues could have widened the gap but lacked efficiency. Fulham pushed late to equalize, to no avail. If Manchester City got scared, Gundogan and co provided the essentials on the London lawn. They regain first place with a point ahead of the Gunners and one game less.
Still in contention in the Cup, where they will face rival United in the final, the Emirati club can still dream of an incredible treble. Only Manchester United had achieved such a performance during the 1998/1999 season. Next step Tuesday with the trip to Madrid against Real in the semi-final first leg of the Champions League.
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