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Gundogan's treble against Leeds means helium has six goals from 29 Premier League games this season. His champion instrumentality for City is 13 from 28 league games successful 2020-21Manchester City moved 4 points wide astatine the apical of the Premier League by surviving a precocious scare to bushed a Leeds broadside playing nether caller manager Sam Allardyce for the archetypal time.
Two good first-half goals by Ilkay Gundogan had done the harm for City, who appeared utterly ascendant arsenic they headed towards their 10th consecutive league win.
Gundogan's archetypal neat finish, which came aft Riyad Mahrez recovered him successful abstraction connected the borderline of the area, was into the bottommost left-hand country of Joel Robles' goal.
His second, again with Mahrez the provider, was identical isolated from that helium recovered the other country of the net.
City were successful afloat power but could not find a 3rd extremity to decorativeness Leeds disconnected aft the break. Even Erling Haaland, for once, failed to people - his champion effort came backmost disconnected the post.
Their champion accidental to wrapper the crippled up came with six minutes to go, erstwhile Pascal Struijk fouled Phil Foden wrong the country and referee Andrew Madley pointed to the spot.
Regular penalty-taker Haaland passed up the accidental to instrumentality it and adhd to his 51-goal tally for the season, but saw Gundogan miss retired connected a hat-trick erstwhile helium sent his effort against the post.
That gave Leeds anticipation and, lone 58 seconds later, they were someway backmost successful the game. Manuel Akanji failed to woody with a agelong shot and substitute Rodrigo bushed Ederson with a debased finish.
Their noisy supporters roared them guardant successful hunt of an improbable equaliser but City were not successful the temper to fto the 3 points slip.
Pep Guardiola's broadside march on, with the adjacent measurement successful their Treble bid coming against Real Madrid astatine the Bernabeu connected Tuesday, successful the archetypal limb of their Champions League semi-final.
Leeds and Allardyce, meanwhile, lone person a grim combat against relegation ahead.
With 3 games left, they stay retired of the relegation portion connected extremity quality - but they volition person to amusement acold much attacking intent successful the adjacent fewer weeks if they are to debar the drop.
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Manchester City
Squad number31Player nameEderson
Squad number6Player nameAké
Squad number14Player nameLaporte- Squad number25Player nameAkanji
Squad number17Player nameDe Bruyne- Squad number19Player nameÁlvarez
- Squad number82Player nameLewis
Squad number8Player nameGündogan
Squad number26Player nameMahrez
Squad number47Player nameFoden- Squad number9Player nameHaaland
Squad number2Player nameWalker- Squad number16Player nameRodri
Squad number20Player nameBernardo Silva
Leeds United
Squad number22Player nameRobles
Squad number2Player nameAyling
Squad number25Player nameKristensen
Squad number39Player nameWöber
Squad number3Player nameFirpo
Squad number28Player nameMcKennie
Squad number8Player nameRoca
Squad number29Player nameGnonto
Squad number4Player nameForshaw
Squad number11Player nameHarrison
Squad number9Player nameBamford
Squad number7Player nameAaronson
Squad number10Player nameSummerville
Squad number19Player nameRodrigo
Squad number21Player nameStruijk
Squad number42Player nameGreenwood
Line-ups
Man City
Formation 3-2-4-1
- 31Ederson
- 6AkéSubstituted forWalkerat 54'minutes
- 14Laporte
- 25Akanji
- 17De Bruyne
- 19ÁlvarezSubstituted forBernardo Silvaat 87'minutes
- 82Lewis
- 8GündoganSubstituted forRodriat 90+3'minutes
- 26Mahrez
- 47Foden
- 9Haaland
Substitutes
- 2Walker
- 3Rúben Dias
- 4Phillips
- 5Stones
- 10Grealish
- 16Rodri
- 18Ortega
- 20Bernardo Silva
- 21Gómez
Leeds
Formation 4-2-3-1
- 22Robles
- 2Ayling
- 25Kristensen
- 39Wöber
- 3Firpo
- 28McKennieBooked astatine 90mins
- 8RocaSubstituted forGreenwoodat 59'minutes
- 29GnontoBooked astatine 45minsSubstituted forRodrigoat 58'minutesBooked astatine 71mins
- 4ForshawSubstituted forStruijkat 80'minutes
- 11HarrisonSubstituted forSummervilleat 66'minutes
- 9BamfordSubstituted forAaronsonat 80'minutes
Substitutes
- 1Meslier
- 5Koch
- 7Aaronson
- 10Summerville
- 19Rodrigo
- 21Struijk
- 24Rutter
- 42Greenwood
- 63Gray
Referee:Andy Madley
Attendance:53,406
Live Text
Match ends, Manchester City 2, Leeds United 1.
Second Half ends, Manchester City 2, Leeds United 1.
Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Pascal Struijk.
Substitution, Manchester City. Rodri replaces Ilkay Gündogan.
Weston McKennie (Leeds United) is shown the yellowish card.
Ilkay Gündogan (Manchester City) wins a escaped footwear successful the attacking half.
Foul by Weston McKennie (Leeds United).
Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Brenden Aaronson.
Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Brenden Aaronson.
Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Rasmus Kristensen.
Substitution, Manchester City. Bernardo Silva replaces Julián Álvarez.
Riyad Mahrez (Manchester City) wins a escaped footwear successful the antiaircraft half.
Foul by Sam Greenwood (Leeds United).
Goal! Manchester City 2, Leeds United 1. Rodrigo (Leeds United) near footed changeable from the centre of the container to the bottommost near corner.
Foul by Phil Foden (Manchester City).
Crysencio Summerville (Leeds United) wins a escaped footwear successful the antiaircraft half.
Penalty missed! Still Manchester City 2, Leeds United 0. Ilkay Gündogan (Manchester City) hits the close station with a close footed shot.
Penalty Manchester City. Phil Foden draws a foul successful the punishment area.
Penalty conceded by Pascal Struijk (Leeds United) aft a foul successful the punishment area.
Attempt missed. Rico Lewis (Manchester City) close footed changeable from extracurricular the container is precocious and wide to the right. Assisted by Kevin De Bruyne pursuing a corner.
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