Pep Guardiola’s team defeated Leicester City 2-0 in the Premier League.
Manchester City finally returned to winning ways. The team managed by Pep Guardiola defeated Leicester City 2-0 last Sunday, the 29th, at the King Power Stadium, in a match valid for the 19th round of the Premier League. The goals were scored by Savinho and Haaland. Get the most accurate football results at football live scores.
The win was a relief. After a 3-0 victory over Nottingham Forest on December 4th, City had gone five games without a win, leading to a crisis—four in the Premier League and one in the Champions League. Prior to that, their form had been poor: in 13 matches, the Citizens had won just one game.
The negative streak of two draws and two losses in the domestic league placed a team accustomed to leading the championship from start to finish in seventh place, far from the top four spots that guarantee a place in next season’s Champions League. But the last match of the year gave fans a glimmer of hope.
Facing Leicester away, Guardiola’s team took control of the game early, applying pressure on the opponent, a strategy that paid off. At the 20th minute, Savinho capitalized on a rebound to score his first goal with Manchester City’s jersey. Trailing in the match, Van Nistelrooy’s team pushed forward and came close to equalizing, but a counterattack sealed the game. Haaland, in the 28th minute of the second half, rose alone and finished the match.
With the result, City moves up to fifth place but is still far from the top four. They are four points behind Chelsea, who still has a game to play. Leicester, on the other hand, remains deep in crisis, sitting in the relegation zone with 14 points from 19 matches. Stay on top of the game with BBscore football.
