Manchester City downed Manchester United to set up a massive top-of-the-table clash against Liverpool this weekend.
In what has been one of the most fascinating title races in recent years, Liverpool, Manchester City, and Arsenal look set to push each other right until the end of the season for the Premier League title. The three sides have been a cut above the rest of their fellow Premier League teams this campaign, peeling well away from them to set up a three-horse race for the title.
The race delivered yet again this past weekend as Liverpool edged out Nottingham Forest, and City secured an impressive 3-1 victory against cross-town rivals Manchester United. Manchester-born and raised Phil Foden grabbed the match by the scruff of the neck to secure all 3 points for the defending champions. He responded to Rashford’s first-half screamer with a sensational brace to equalize and put City ahead in the second half. Some horrible play at the back by Sofyan Amrabat saw Erling Haaland gifted with an opportunity to kill the game off in stoppage time, which he took with both hands.
Rounding off the victory with his SIXTH derby day goal! 💫@ErlingHaaland 👏 pic.twitter.com/2sIxWKed1I
— Manchester City (@ManCity) March 3, 2024
Despite bossing the match from the first kick-off, City fans will be worried about the number of chances Erling Haaland has been missing, the most in the Premier League. He may just have missed his biggest one yet this past weekend, as he volleyed the ball over the crossbar from inside the 6-yard box with an empty net in front of him. But he did manage to shake it off as he later grabbed the last goal of the match in stoppage time, earning plaudits from his coach Pep Guardiola for his elite mentality.
This win puts City a point behind leaders Liverpool ahead of their clash this coming weekend, a crucial game in this season’s title race. A fascinating 11 games await Premier League fans before the end of the season.
Meanwhile Liverpool won 1-0 against Nottingham Forest on Saturday with a solo strike from Darwin Nunez.
