Manchester City took advantage of leader Arsenal’s misstep once morest Newcastle (0-0). Manuel Akanji and Co won 1-0 on Chelsea’s lawn (with Denis Zakaria) at the end of the 19th day of the Premier League. They return to five points from the Gunners of Granit Xhaka in the standings.
Dominators, the Citizens forced the decision in the 2nd half. But once is not custom, it was not Erling Haaland who found the solution in attack: Riyad Mahrez scored the only goal of the match in the 63rd on a serve from Jack Grealish, barely 3 minutes following the 2 men had entered the game.
This meeting was marked by the 3rd consecutive start in the league for Denis Zakaria, who for the first time played an entire meeting with Chelsea. Despite an excellent performance, the Geneva midfielder was not necessarily smiling at the end of a game in which Manuel Akanji came into play at half-time in the Manchester City camp.
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