Manchester City continued their dominant run as Premier League resumed following the FIFA World Cup in Qatar. Playing their first match within the league after the World Cup, the defending champions eked a 3-1 win over Leeds United at their dwelling. The win noticed City regain the second spot, having gained 35 factors from 15 encounters.
However, what caught most eyes was City supervisor Pep Guardiola’s epic response after he unintentionally booted a bottle within the Leeds dugout. The incident happened in direction of the closing phases of the match, with City main 3-1. Despite the two-goal cushion, Guardiola was seen animated as ever on the touchline and misplaced management as City always stored shedding possession to a hungry Leeds assault.
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He first threw the bottle on the bottom after which kicked it an anger. However, the ball went straight into the Leeds technical space and upon realising what he has achieved, Guardiola straightaway ran in direction of the opposition dugout along with his arms on the top. He additionally apologised for his mistake.
The video took no time to go viral on social media, leaving virtually everybody in splits.
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Meanwhile, Erling Haaland continued his wealthy kind and accomplished a brace in City’s win. The different City objective got here from Rodri, who broke the impasse within the harm time of the primary half. Pascal Struijk scored the one objective for Leeds.
If we have a look at the desk Arsenal are at prime with 40 factors from the identical variety of matches. The Gunners had defeated West Ham earlier this week.
However, contemplating Haaland’s spectacular kind to date, Arsenal would undoubtedly be cautious of the Norwegian, who may get City near them in the event that they slip up anytime quickly in future. He is coming recent as Norway did not qualify for the World Cup and has already netted 18 occasions with the second part of the league nonetheless remaining to be performed.
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