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Never has a Premier League player needed less than 100 championship matches to reach the 100 implications (goals and assists) in the best League in the world. Erling Haaland would have liked to be able to enhance this beautiful accomplishment of a victory against Brighton on Saturday. Unfortunately for the Norwegian striker, the Citizens could not do better than a draw (2-2) on the lawn of the Etihad, on behalf of the 29th day of the Premier League.
Things had started well for City, with a penalty transformed precisely by Haaland (1-0, 11th) after a fault of webster. A direct free kick by Pervis Estupinan in a backpop, under the eyes of a toe a bit too spectator, allowed Seagulls to equalize quickly (1-1, 21st). Omar Marmoush, with a dry and heavy strike from the 20 meters, then dumbfounded Verbruggen to find the intoxication of the goal (2-1, 39th). The Egyptian had remained silent since its tripled against Newcastle a month ago.
Khusanov against his camp …
After the defeat in Nottingham (1-0) on the previous day, Manchester City again flanked and shown its incapacity to hold a score. The players of Pep Guardiola got a bullet in the foot through the winter recruit, Abdukodir Khusanov, author of a goal against his camp shortly after the return of the locker room (2-2, 48th).
Guardiola only brought Kevin de Bruyne for five minutes from the end of the match and saw Bernardo Silva, who had come before the time of play, being forced to return to the bench because of an injury. It was Phil Foden who then took his place, proof that the former major players in the group find it difficult to convince their coach this season …
The Skyblues miss the opportunity to resume 4th place in Chelsea, which will go to Arsenal on Sunday.
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