Manchester City recently beat Sheffield United 2-1 on Sunday and Rodri’s late goal saw them end the Premier League’s third day as the sole leader, while Uruguayan Darwin Nunez was Liverpool’s comeback hero in Newcastle (2–1). 1).
The audience at Bramall Lane witnessed a thrilling ending to the game with several changes to the script. Jayden Bogle, who came off the bench, equalized the score in favor of the locals (85, 1-1) five minutes before the end, but three minutes later the Spaniard Rodri returned the lead to the European champions (88, 2-1).
The Citizens clearly dominated the game but lacked efficiency, including Erling Haaland who converted a penalty to the post (37). The Norwegian subsequently made up for lost time by scoring the first goal of the match (63, 1-0).
Without coach Pep Guardiola on the pitch, after undergoing back surgery this week, his second Juanma Lillo replaced the Nationals.
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“We played very well, especially when you consider how difficult these games are,” said Lillo.
Although at a distance the result is a record for Guardiola: it took him only 269 games to get 200 wins in the Premier League. This exceeds José Mourinho’s 326 games when he scored 200 wins.
“Mentally, this team has seven years of preparation and they are impressive,” Lillo praised his team’s performance.
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After losing to Brighton (3-1 v West Ham) and drawing Arsenal (2-2 v Fulham) at home on Saturday, Manchester City are the only team to have won all three matches played and stands out by nine points. .
In Newcastle, Liverpool won with fewer players and behind on the scoreboard thanks to a brace from Uruguayan Darwin Nunez in the final stretch.
“This is a historic performance, one of the best since the arrival of the manager,” Trent Alexander-Arnold told Sky Sports after the game.
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The match got off to a bad start for the Reds, with Alexander-Arnold receiving an early yellow card for one of his many encounters with Newcastle attacking Anthony Gordon (6).
The Liverpool side touched the second yellow for a new showdown with the former Everton player and then failed to receive a pass from Salah… which left Gordon in an advantageous position to score against Alisson Becker (25).
Shortly thereafter, Dutchman Virgil van Dijk received a direct red card for a tackle on Swede Alexander Isak (28), which further complicated the task of the guests. Las Urracas scored the second goal in favor of Paraguay’s team Miguel Almirón with an excellent shot, who saved Alisson in a pinch (36).
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In the second half, Newcastle still had the best chance but failed to score the second goal to complete the game. With the release of the Portuguese Diogo Jota (58), Liverpool began to approach the goal, defended by Nick Pope.
Nunes, who replaced Argentina’s Alexis McAllister in the last half of the game (77), needed only four minutes to capitalize on Newcastle’s defensive error to equalize (81).
In stoppage time, Mohamed Salah placed the ball to the Uruguayan at a similar point from which he scored the first goal, repeating the powerful shot that brought his team a victory (90 + 3).
“After the team lost, the team played really well,” Nunes said after the game. “We work hard for these moments and I’m glad I scored both goals and helped the team.”
In another game played this Sunday, Aston Villa beat Burnley 3-1 thanks to a brace from Polish player Matty Cash (8 and 20).
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