Manchester City managed to secure the top position of the Premier League standings from the pursuit of Liverpool.
Playing at the Etihad Stadium, Manchester City beat Watford with a landslide score of 5-1.
The Manchester City vs Watford match is the matchday 34 of the Premier League 2021/22, which is held on Saturday (23/4/2022).
In this match, Gabriel Jesus performed very brilliantly by buying up four goals aka quattrick!
An additional Manchester City goal was contributed by Rodri. Meanwhile, Watford could only reply through Hassane Kamara.
Manchester City stepped on the gas as soon as the game started. The Citizens were able to find the first goal in the 4th minute.
Gabriel Jesus scored Man City’s goal. The Brazilian player grabbed a low pass that was released by Oleksandr Zinchenko.
After winning by one goal, Man City is still not satisfied. They could have scored a second goal in the 23rd minute through Gabriel Jesus’ header which used Kevin De Bruyne’s cross.
Behind two goals, the visitors did not necessarily give up. They could reduce the position in the 28th minute through the action of Hassane Kamara thanks to Emmanuel Dennis’ breakthrough bait.
However, Man City managed to get away through Rodri’s long-range goal in the 34th minute. The score 3-1 lasted until halftime.
Entering the second half, Man City immediately got a penalty. The referee pointed to the spot after Gabriel Jesus was brought down by goalkeeper Ben Foster in the restricted area.
Gabriel Jesus who became the executioner did not waste the opportunity to score a hat trick. He managed to score a goal through a penalty kick in the 49th minute.
Gabriel Jesus’ good form continues. He scored his fourth goal in the 53rd minute after converting Kevin de Bruyne’s cross in the opponent’s penalty box.
The hosts continued to dominate until the game ended, but no additional goals were created. The 5-1 score for Man City’s advantage closed the duel at the Etihad Stadium.
This result makes Man City remain firmly at the top of the Premier League standings. The Citizens managed to collect 80 points from 33 matches.
As a result, Manchester City temporarily away from the pursuit of Liverpool by a difference of 4 points.
Liverpool will play against Everton in a match titled the Merseyside Derby on Sunday (4/24/2022).
