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    Mute Spurs, Man City Returns Press Liverpool

    MANCHESTER - Manchester City again topped the 2018/2019 Premier League standings after silencing Tottenham Hotspur at the Etihad Stadium on Saturday (4/20/2019). Young midfielder Philip Foden became the hero of the victory of The Citizens.

    Not only did the three points make City successful in pressuring Liverpool in the hunt for the league title this season, but it also completed a grudge after Troop Mauricio Pochettino got rid of City in the 2018/2019 Champions League quarter-finals, Wednesday (04/17/2019) night local time or Thursday (18 / 4/2019) early morning hrs.
    PHOTO FROM : Reuters


    City packed 86 points, one point ahead in the remaining four games. Liverpool will play the match against Cardiff City at Cardiff City Stadium on Sunday (4/21/2019). While the Spurs are ranked 3 with 67 points. Spurs are only one point ahead of Arsenal (ranked 4) and Chelsea (5), and two points ahead of Manchester United (6) However, City's victory must be paid handsomely by laying down key midfielder Kevin De Bruyne. The Belgian striker allegedly suffered a knee injury in the 38th minute.

    Foden's goal was created in the fifth minute. Bernardo Silva's brilliant action began to dribble the ball wide on the right. Bernardo ran across the box and gave a gastric pass to Sergio Aguero who continued with a header in front of the Spurs goalkeeper Paulo Gazzaniga.

    Aguero's mature feed was struck by Foden on the left side of the Gazzaniga goal. This is Foden's first goal in the Premier League for City. Note Optajoe, Foden was the first player born in the 2000s to score a Premier League goal for Manchester City. Foden was City's third youngest scorer in all competitions (18 years, 327 days).

    "Kun (Aguero) did well to return it to me. Luckily I was in a position to head. I am happy to be able to help the players today," Foden told Sky Sports.

    "Being an attacking midfielder I always try to be in the box and today pays off. I always try to learn from the players who play with me."

    While Tottenham had threatened twice through Son Heung-min. However, City Ederson goalkeeper twice came out quickly to reduce the danger.

    statistics, City have the ball up to 61% compared to 39% owned by Spurs. There were 15 shots on goal, but only four were right on goal and one scored a goal.

    While the Spurs fired 10 shots towards the goal and four on target without a goal.

    The composition of

    Manchester City players (4-3-3): Ederson; Walker, Stones, Laporte, Zinchenko, Gundogan, De Bruyne (Fernandinho 38), Foden (David Silva 85), Bernardo, Sterling, Aguero (Leroy Sane 66).
    Reserve : Muric, Sane, D Silva, Fernandinho, Mahrez, Otamendi, G Jesus
    Coach : Pep Guardiola

    Tottenham Hotspur (3-4-1-2): Gazzaniga; Foyth, Alderweireld (Fernando Llorente 78), Sanchez, Vertonghen (C), Davies, Dier (Victor Wanyama 61), Eriksen, Dele (Danny Rose 69), Lucas, Son.
    Reserves : Vorm, Rose, Walker, Peters, Wanyama, Skipp, Janssen, Llorente
    Coach: Mauricio Pochettino. { Source }

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