Man City vs Leeds LIVE: Premier League result and final score
Man City 2-1 Leeds: Ilkay Gundogan scored twice but Rodrigo’s late goal made it a nervy ending for the Premier League leaders
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Your support makes all the difference.Hard-charging Manchester City went four points clear of Arsenal at the top the Premier League on Saturday, beating Leeds United 2-1 with a pair of near-identical goals from Ilkay Gundogan, stretching their winning league run to 10 games.
City’s prolific striker Erling Haaland graciously handed the ball to Gundogan to take a penalty kick in the 84th minute for what would have been a hat trick, but Leeds keeper Joel Robles had no trouble turning aside his shot.
City had run circles around Leeds with numerous excellent scoring chances before Gundogan struck in the 19th minute from the edge of the 18-yard box off a pass from Riyad Mahrez. Mahrez teed up Gundogan again eight minutes later in a carbon copy of his first goal.
Rodrigo Moreno pulled one back for Leeds in the 85th minute.
With four games left, Pep Guardiola’s side have 82 points to Arsenal’s 78, and if the Gunners lose to Newcastle on Sunday City will have all but locked up an illustrious third consecutive title. Leeds, playing their first game under interim manager Sam Allardyce who was parachuted in in a last-ditch effort to avoid relegation, are teetering in 17th place - and all three teams below them have a game in hand.
Relive the action as Manchester City defeated Leeds, which is followed by Liverpool vs Brentford:
Liverpool 1-0 Brentford
22 mins: Van Dijk already has an assist and a yellow card but now he fancies a goal. It’s a well-hit strike from outside the box which whistles wide of the Brentford goal.
Liverpool 1-0 Brentford
20 mins: It’s not the start that Brentford would have wanted against this in-form Liverpool side. Mbeumo registers their first shot on target but it’s a long-range effort and Alisson saves it comfortably.
Up the other end, Liverpool win a corner but Pinnock clears.
Liverpool 1-0 Brentford
Here’s the replay of Liverpool’s opener courtesy of Salah:
Liverpool 1-0 Brentford
16 mins: Nunez races through on goal and sees his powerful effort saved well by Raya before the offside flag goes up.
GOAL! Liverpool 1-0 Brentford (Salah, 13)
Well, Brentford dealt with that earlier corner but they don’t deal with the next cross and Liverpool are ahead!
Van Dijk meets Fabinho’s cross and heads it across goal where Salah is waiting to meet it. The Egyptian bundles it into the net and wheels away in celebration. That’s his 100th goal at Anfield and a record ninth in a row at home.
The perfect start for the hosts.
Liverpool 0-0 Brentford
12 mins: It’s good play from Liverpool down the left and Salah is set free. The Egyptian whips in an enticing cross with the outside of his boot which Nunez can’t quite connect with.
Brentford clear it out for a corner which comes to nothing.
Liverpool 0-0 Brentford
8 mins: Robertson and Liverpool have a free-kick of their own now and it’s Konate who gets an impressive leap but fails to make contact with the cross. They win a corner which Brentford clear as far as Salah but his effort is easily gathered by Raya in the Brentford goal.
Liverpool 0-0 Brentford
5 mins: Yellow card. That’s a really poor challenge from Van Dijk on Onyeka and the Liverpool centre-back is shown an early yellow. He’ll have to walk that tightrope for the remaining 85 minutes up against Toney.
Jensen whips in the corner but it goes straight out for a goal kick.
Liverpool 0-0 Brentford
2 mins: An awkward landing from Toney in the opening moments as he limps gingerly after getting up. Liverpool look to break through Jota but the forward slips as he looks to cut inside onto his right foot and the Brentford defence recover.
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