Recently crowned club world champion, Manchester City returned to the Premier League by winning at Everton (1-3) this Wednesday evening.
Just five days after adding the Club World Cup to its trophy raid in 2023, Manchester City happily returned to English fields this Wednesday evening, with a trip to Everton as part of the 19th day of the Premier League. On the field of a team in good form, Pep Guardiola’s men managed to win 3-1, minus the absences of Kevin De Bruyne and Erling Haaland.
Dominant in the first period, the Skyblues were punished by the Toffees on a ball messed up by Rodri, which allowed Jack Harrison to open the scoring (1-0, 29th). The return of the clothes, a missile from Phil Foden and a draw from Man City in the direction of march (1-1, 53rd), and the world champions continued to suffocate their opponent, before being rewarded with a penalty . by Julian Alvarez (1-2, 64th sp).
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A final goal from Bernard Silva (1-3, 86th) killed the suspense and allowed Manchester City, casually, to launch into the defense of their English champion title. Before this perfectly successful Club World Cup (3-0 against Urawa, 4-0 against Fluminense), Guardiola and his men were based on a series of second successes in six Premier League seasons. In the standings, City is three points behind Arsenal and five points behind the provisional leader, Liverpool, who have played one more match than their competitors. The battle is about to begin!