2023-12-30 17:15:35
Manchester City completed the weakest first half of the season in terms of points under coach Pep Guardiola with a comfortable 2-0 home win once morest bottom side Sheffield United. With 40 points from 19 rounds, the defending champions in the English Premier League are two points behind Liverpool. The league leaders will only face the out-of-form Newcastle United on New Year’s Day, but will then have played one more game than the club world champions.
Aston Villa kept pace with the Capazunders with a late 3-2 win once morest a decimated Burnley. Coach Unai Emery’s team is level on points with Liverpool, but has played one game more. Douglas Luiz scored the decisive penalty from the underside of the crossbar (89′). Arsenal might move past them by a point with a win at Fulham on Sunday.
In Manchester, Rodri made it 1-0 early with an individual effort (14th) and Argentinian world champion Julian Alvarez made the final score (60th) following a nice combination. Phil Foden assisted on both goals. Playmaker Kevin De Bruyne was back on the bench for the first time following tearing his thigh muscle. Erling Haaland and Jeremy Doku were still missing.
Wolverhampton celebrated their third win in a week with a 3-0 win once morest Everton, and the eleventh-placed Wanderers are knocking on the European Cup spots. Sasa Kalajdzic was languishing on the bench once more. The ÖFB team player was only on the pitch for two minutes in seven December games. Coach Gary O’Neil relies on the agility and sprinting strength of Hwang Hee-chan, Mattheus Cunha and Pablo Sarabia in the offensive area. According to media reports, Kalajdzic’s former club Stuttgart and Eintracht Frankfurt are interested in a winter loan deal with the Viennese.
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