Leeds United 0-4 Manchester City: Visitors stay above title rivals Liverpool after comfortable win

Manchester Metropolis produced the proper response to Premier League title rivals Liverpool by outclassing Leeds United to regain high spot.

The reigning Premier League champions went forward within the thirteenth minute when Rodri glanced house Phil Foden’s free-kick and whereas Leeds had been spirited, they barely examined visiting keeper Ederson till the sport was misplaced.

Metropolis doubled their benefit 9 minutes after the break from one other set-piece, Nathan Ake pouncing from shut vary when Foden’s nook was headed down by Ruben Dias.

Foden was Metropolis’s sensible orchestrator and he was concerned once more when he arrange the third for Gabriel Jesus with 12 minutes left, earlier than Fernadinho added the fourth with nearly the final kick of the sport.

The win means Metropolis are a degree forward of Liverpool, with 4 video games left for each groups.

Man Metropolis survive cauldron in fashion

It’s now a case of who blinks first within the title race. Liverpool put the strain on Manchester Metropolis by going to in-form Newcastle United and successful within the lunchtime sport.

For the late sport, supervisor Pep Guardiola needed to take into account not solely the challenges posed by the normal fearsome environment inside Elland Highway and a Leeds United aspect determined for the factors, but in addition this coming Wednesday’s Champions League semi-final second leg in opposition to Actual Madrid.

Guardiola left Kevin de Bruyne, Bernardo Silva and Riyad Mahrez on the bench to maintain them contemporary for the check of defending a 4-3 lead in Spain.

The technique labored as Metropolis got here by way of in relative consolation in what was all the time going to be a troublesome bodily examination.

Metropolis had been helped by Leeds’ struggles to defend these set-pieces, with Rodri glancing house the primary objective with ease early on and Ake being allowed an excessive amount of time to show within the second.

The strain will probably be on each sport for Metropolis now, with Liverpool additionally displaying no indicators of slipping up, however this was imperious from Guardiola’s males, who had been just too good for a Leeds aspect who confirmed a lot of dedication however lacked high quality and risk.

Foden was behind all of Metropolis’s finest work, a spectacular expertise, a creator who provides a tireless work-rate and energy to his many different qualities.

With their Premier League lead restored, Metropolis’s pursuit of glory now strikes on to the Bernabeu.

Leeds nonetheless in bother

Leeds have skilled one thing of a bounce because the sacking of the beloved Marcelo Bielsa in February, and his alternative with Marsch, however they’re nonetheless in actual hazard of the drop.

Burnley’s exceptional renaissance since sacking Sean Dyche and changing him with Mike Jackson has set nerves jangling at Elland Highway – and even louder at Everton.

Leeds confirmed their spirit was intact and the magnificent, noisy help of their followers can by no means be doubted as they continued to provide deafening backing to their aspect even with the sport gone.

Marsch, nonetheless, must by some means discover objectives within the newest absence of major striker Patrick Bamford and the lack of the influential Stuart Dallas to what regarded like a critical harm when he flew right into a problem on Jack Grealish.

Dallas, under-rated outdoors Leeds, is the glue which helps to carry the aspect collectively and he will probably be a significant loss.

Leeds can not enable this complete defeat by a aspect of Metropolis’s class to inflict an excessive amount of injury on morale. There is no such thing as a time for that and there’s no disgrace in being overwhelmed by such high quality.

They have to refocus for 2 powerful upcoming video games, away to Arsenal and at house to Chelsea. Everton might have two video games in hand, however have a troublesome run-in of their very own – and Leeds have what could be 5 essential additional factors on the board.

Participant of the match

FodenPhil Foden

Leeds United

1. Squad quantity23Participant titlePhillips

2. Squad quantity10Participant titleRaphinha

3. Squad quantity22Participant titleHarrison

4. Squad quantity15Participant titleDallas

5. Squad quantity1Participant titleMeslier

6. Squad quantity5Participant titleKoch

7. Squad quantity43Participant titleKlich

8. Squad quantity2Participant titleAyling

9. Squad quantity30Participant titleGelhardt

10. Squad quantity20Participant titleJames

11. Squad quantity19Participant titleRodrigo

12. Squad quantity21Participant titleStruijk

13. Squad quantity42Participant titleGreenwood

14. Squad quantity3Participant titleFirpo

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