Manchester City beat Leicester with a well-deserved double and keep flying

France’s Benjamin Mendy scored the first goal in the 58th minute, followed by Brazilian Gabriel Jesus in the 74th second.

Spanish coach Pep Guardiola’s team scored 74 points, getting one step closer to the title they lost last season to Liverpool.

While Leicester City stayed at point 56 in third place.

Spaniard Pep Guardiola’s men are 17 points behind their closest rivals Manchester United, who must beat Brighton at home on Sunday to maintain a small ray of hope for the competition.

And the ‘Citizens’ began to score a goal with force in the fifth minute, thanks to a powerful shot from outside the area through the Brazilian Fernandinho, but the referee annulled it for offside by Argentine Sergio Agüero, who considered him a participant of the game without touching the ball.

The opportunities accumulated in the first part of the match, without the scoring success of the two teams. Manchester City waited until the 58th minute when Mindy followed a scattered ball from the Leicester defense into the penalty area, dodging Mark Albrighton and hitting a ball into Danish goalkeeper Kasper Schmeichel’s net.

City finished the game in the 74th minute adding the second goal, after Belgian Kevin De Bruyne passed an elaborate interface to Jesús, who was alone with Schmeichel, but preferred the pass to Raheem Sterling, who came as a substitute for Agüero. so he played defense and handed it back to Jesus to make it easy for him at the net.

Details of the match between Manchester City and host Leicester:

– The match ended with City winning 2-0.

– D 74, Man City’s second goal, signed by Brazilian Gabriel Jesus after an excellent exchange of the ball with Raheem Sterling.

– D58 Benjamin Mendy’s goal ended a dangerous Man City attack, with a shot that swung to Schmeichel’s left and hit the net.

– D 48 One of the rare occasions when Leicester was in danger was early in the second half when Belgian Yuri Telemans threw a powerful ball from outside the area and was caught by goalkeeper Ederson.

– The end of the first half tie 0-0 0-0.

– A goal disallowed, this time by the Foxes because Jamie Vardy (scorer) fell into an offside trap.

– D 44 Jesús, in turn, tries his luck with one shot after skill, but his shot is out of frame

– D41, the Algerian star, Riad Mehrez, shoots inside the area, but Schmeichel rejects it with his foot, followed by De Bruyne with a curly shot from distance that passes by the post.

– D 23 Belgian star Kevin De Bruyne shoots a free, direct, strong and concentrated, hitting Schmeichel’s crossbar.

City, after a quarter of an hour, has full control of its opponent, waiting for the opening of the scoreboard.

– 05 The abolitionist goal of Lancaster City.

– The start of the game