Manchester: Gabriel Jesus took his tally to seven goals in three games with a double as Manchester City beat 10-man Wolverhampton Wanderers 3-0 to cut Premier League leaders Liverpool’s advantage to four points at the Etihad, here Monday. The other goal was scored by Kevin de Bryune.
The Brazilian tapped in after 10 minutes and struck again from the penalty spot before the break after Wolves had been reduced to 10 men as Willy Boly was shown a straight red card.
City have now won five matches in a row in all competitions, racking up 24 goals in the process, and look primed to give chase to Juergen Klopp’s Liverpool. The league leaders are currently on 57 points from 22 games while Man City are on 53 from the same number of matches.
“We have played a lot of time with 10 against 11 and we should be more aggressive in our attacking play, but we have a lot of matches in our minds and our legs,” City manager Pep Guardiola, perhaps disappointed not to boost his side’s goals tally further, said
City, who have now scored 99 goals in all competitions this season, knew only a victory would suffice after Liverpool’s weekend win at Brighton & Hove Albion and they needed only 10 minutes to go ahead at the Etihad Stadium.
Aymeric Laporte played a superb pass to release Leroy Sane down the left channel and his cross was perfect for Jesus to score with a simple finish in front of goal.
Guardiola also said that they will be poised to pounce if Liverpool falter somewhere along the way. “All we can do is win our games and be on the chase. We’ve spoken to our players about it and the fact we cannot control what they can do. All we can do is be there and maybe one day they fail and then take our chance. But if they don’t lose, then they’ll be champions,” Guardiola pointed out.
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