Man City vs Leicester City Highlights: Premier League LIVE – Manchester City moved to within three points of Arsenal after defeating Leicester City 3-1 at the Etihad Stadium. John Stones was the unexpected goal scorer who hit an incredible shot from 22 yards in the fifth minute. The second goal for City came from a penalty after Grealish shot hit the hand of Ndidi. Erling Haaland took the penalty and scored his 31st goal in the league. The striker then soon scored another with the help of a brilliant assist from Kevin de Bryune to continue his dream run. Follow Premier League LIVE Updates on InsideSport.IN.
Erling Haaland maintained his jaw-dropping Premier League onslaught on Saturday, scoring a first-half brace to equal Mo Salah’s single-season goal-scoring record in Manchester City’s 3-1 win over struggling Leicester City. Haaland’s tally of 32 goals ties Salah’s record for a 38-game season, and the 22-year-old Norwegian scoring machine still has eight games to play.
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Man City vs Leicester City Highlights: Erling Haaland scores brace as Manchester City beat Leicester City, Pep Guardiola and Co move to within three points of Arsenal – Check Highlights
Pep Guardiola rested his star striker during the second half of Saturday’s game at Etihad Stadium, giving him some rest before the return leg of their Champions League clash with Bayern Munich. Guardiola’s side, unbeaten in 14 matches across all competitions, trail leaders Arsenal by three points with a game in hand in the Premier League title chase. On Sunday, Arsenal will face West Ham.
Manchester City’s first goal came from John Stones.
Leicester trailed 3-0 until Kelechi Iheanacho scored in the 75th minute on an otherwise dreadful afternoon for interim manager Dean Smith, whose team is 19th with 25 points from 31 games in their bid to avoid relegation. They are two points outside the safe zone.
Confirmed Lineups:
Manchester City: Ederson, Walker, Stones, Dias, Laporte, Rodrigo, De Bruyne (C), Bernardo, Mahrez, Grealish, Haaland
Leicester City: Iversen, Castagne, Soyuncu, Souttar, Faes, Kristiansen, Dewsbury-Hall, Tielemans, Ndidi, Maddison, Vardy
