In the highlight match of round 29 of the Premier League, Man City came from behind to defeat Liverpool with a score of 4-1 at home at Etihad Stadium.
Away team Liverpool unexpectedly opened the scoring first thanks to Mohamed Salah, but then Man City exploded with 4 goals from Julian Alvarez, Kevin De Bruyne, Ilkay Gundogan and Jack Grealish to keep 3 points at home.
Coach Pep Guardiola became the fastest manager to reach 100 home wins in the Premier League (Photo: Getty).
This victory not only helps Man City continue to chase Arsenal's top spot on the rankings but also helps coach Pep Guardiola set an impressive record in the Premier League. Accordingly, the Spanish strategist is the fastest person to reach 100 home wins in this tournament after only 128 matches (100 wins, 16 draws, 12 losses).
According to statistics, in 100 home wins in the Premier League under Pep Guardiola, they have scored 360 goals and conceded just 102. Man City's impressive home form this season has contributed to this record. They have won 12 of their 14 games at the Etihad, gaining an average of 2.64 points and scoring 47 goals in these games (an average of 3.3 goals per game).
This is also Man City's 7th consecutive victory in all competitions. They scored 24 goals and only conceded twice in that streak. In fact, Man City scored 17 goals in the last three matches.
Jack Grealish and Kevin de Bruyne both scored in Man City's 4-1 win over Liverpool (Photo: Getty).
Coach Pep Guardiola praised his players' performance after the match: "From minute 1 to minute 93 was a perfect performance, although Man City conceded a goal, we played very well.
Liverpool always pose a threat in transition but we played really well. One of the best performances in my 7 years.'
The players knew we weren't playing badly. We conceded the first goal but we equalised early in the first half and were lucky to score a second goal early in the second half. But when we were 2-1 up, the game was decided," coach Pep Guardiola affirmed.
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