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Updated May 14, 2023

Man City are just one game away from winning the title

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Manchester City are just one game away from winning the Premier League title for the third consecutive season.

Man City are just one game away from winning the title

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Manchester City are just one game away from winning the Premier League title for the third consecutive season. Today, they defeated Everton FC before Arsenal lost to Brighton. As the point table stands, Manchester City need only two points to secure the league title. Therefore, the Citizens can win the league in their next match. However, Manchester City beat Everton this evening with a comfortable 3-0 margin, where Ilkay Gundogan scored a brace and Haaland scored one to secure the match at Goodison Park.

As it happened

Manchester City went to Goodison Park to play against the home team, Everton FC. In this match, the Man City boss made some changes in the starting XI. He benched Kevin De Bruyne, Bernardo Silva, and Jack Grealish. However, Pep Guardiola set up the team formation with 4-2-3-1, where Erling Haaland led the attack with Julian Alvarez, Riyad Mahrez, and Phil Foden. The match started with Man City taking more possession. The visitors tried to create chances, keeping more possession under their control. However, Ilkay Gundogan stepped forward in the absence of Kevin De Bruyne. He was superb today against the Toffees. The captain also opened the scoresheet for the Citizens as he found the net in the 37th minute with the help of Riyad Mahrez. Man City took no time to double their lead. Within two minutes, Manchester City doubled their lead as Erling Haaland scored with Gundogan's assist in the 39th minute. The home team couldn't score more in the first half. Therefore, Man City went to the break with a two-goal lead. However, both teams tried hard to score more in the second half. But it was Manchester City who found the net after the break. Ilkay Gundogan completed his brace by scoring a brilliant goal in the 51st minute. After that, both sides failed to score in the remaining minutes. As a result, Manchester City won the match by a 3-0 margin. On the other hand, Arsenal have lost to Brighton and Hove Albion by the same margin. Therefore, Man City need only two points to secure the league.

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