Title Race Over? Man City Pull 17 Points Clear From Man Utd
14 March, 2021
Premier League
Result: Fulham 0-3 Manchester City
Date: 13 March 2021
Venue: Craven Cottage
Manchester City extended their lead at the top of the Premier League desk to 17 points with a 3-0 victory over relegation-threatened Fulham on Saturday nights.
With one eyes on the UEFA Champions League next Tuesday, Man City supervisor Pep Guardiola made wholesale changes, as only shot-stopper Ederson, Ruben Dias, Aymeric Laporte and Bernardo Silva were retained while Raheem Sterling was not in the squad altogether.
Fulham were pressing City saturated in the first stages, denying them chances to build from the trunk but Ferran Torres broke away found in the 17th minute from Joao Cancelo's through ball within the box but his low strike was first saved by goalkeeper Alphonse Areola.
Chances remained few in number, with the tourists struggling to build any rhythm but Silva had an opportunity to break the deadlock for Guardiola's charges ten minutes from the break after weaving his approach through inside the box but his low strike was first also saved by Areola.
Scott Parker's troops were dropping deep in the closing period of the primary stanza and Sergio Aguero possessed a opportunity for the Residents on the stroke of half-period after acquiring a pocket of space from a through ball at the near content but his shot was smothered by the French shot-stopper, as the primary stanza ended without goals.
Guardiola's men had an ideal start in the next stanza while John Stones broke the deadlock two moments after the break after directing Cancelo's free-kick recent Areola.
Gabriel Jesus doubled the business lead for City just before the hour-tag after Antonee Robinson's clearance deflected off his own person and sent the Brazilian went apparent on goal before he fired a good strike right into a gaping net after beating a couple challenges.
Fulham were capitulating, as Tosin Adarabioyo conceded a good penalty on the hour-mark after bringing down Torres inside the container, which allowed Aguero to madmakee it 3-0 for the visitors.
Joshua Onomah had a great chance to have a consolation goal for the hosts within the last six a few minutes after going through on goal inside box but his shot near to Ederson was crucially blocked by Laporte, seeing as three goals were more than enough to do the work for City.
Source: www.soccerladuma.co.za
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