The scorers for the victory were Savinho, who scored his debut for the club, and Erling Braut Haaland.
Citizens took the lead in the 21st minute. Phil Foden sent a shot from about 25 meters which was saved by the home goalkeeper Jakub Stolarczyk, but it was Savinho who scored from close range to give the English champions the lead.
Leicester City came close to equalizing in the 39th minute, but Facundo Buonanotte’s shot hit the post. The Foxes had a number of scoring opportunities in the second half as well, but the attempts of Bilal El Khannouss, James Justin and Jamie Vardy did not end up in Stefan Ortega’s net in the Manchester City goal.
All the misses paid off in the 74th minute. An excellent City attack was started by James McAtee who then passed for Kevin De Bruyne. He played past Savinha, who with a precise cross found Haaland, who scored with a header to double the lead. His 14th league goal of the season.
Pep Guardiola’s team kept the advantage until the end of the game and achieved only the second victory in the last 14 games in all competitions. At least temporarily, they jumped to fifth place in the championship table with 31 points.
This is City’s first away victory after more than two months, that is, since November 20, when they beat Wolves 2:1.
(Vijesti.ba)
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