The Manchester City victory last Sunday, December 29, was ensured by youngsters as the English champions came back to winning ways by beating Leicester City 2-0 in a Premier League match at the King Power Stadium. Savinho and Erling Haaland scored for the Cityzens to take them to the fifth position with 31 points from 19 matches. However, Liverpool registered a win over West Ham United later in the day to open up a 14-point lead over Manchester City.
Still, the Cityzens’ improved showing must have satisfied their supporters to a large extent. It was only their second win in their last 14 matches across all competitions. Young players made their mark in Manchester City victory Considering the fact that both Haaland and Phil Foden, whose shot from outside the penalty box paved the way for Manchester City’s first goal, are still quite young, both the goals scored by Manchester City had the young players contributing to them.
Savinho scored his first goal in a Manchester City shirt and James McAtee, the young substitute used in the second half, played his part in the Cityzens’ second goal. Kevin de Bruyne started for the English champions after a long while and exerted his influence with his passing and astute off-the-ball movement. De Bruyne kept the opposition defenders busy, thereby creating more space in the final third for other midfield operators like Foden and Bernardo Silva.
Mateo Kovacic, playing as a holding midfielder alongside hybrid full-back Rico Lewis, also r.