Manchester City breeze past Huddersfield to keep pace in title race
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Manchester City kept pace with Liverpool at the top of the Premier League as they breezed past Huddersfield Town on Sunday afternoon.
Goals from Danilo, Raheem Sterling and Leroy Sane proved far too much for the managerless Terriers, who remain 10 points from safety at the bottom of the league. City, meanwhile, move within four of the league leaders.
Here's how it played out:
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39 mins: Huddersfield 0 - 1 Man City
Sane is fouled and Gundogan takes the free kick, putting it into the box before Lossl punches it clear.
42 mins: Huddersfield 0 - 1 Man City
There's been a drop in the standard of play for Man City. They're still dominating the game but their energy levels are slower and they're making more mistakes. Hogg is booked for a challenge on Fernandinho
45+3 mins: Huddersfield 0 - 1 Man City
Man City dominated the first half. They were quickly out of the blocks and caused real problems for Huddersfield in the first 15-20 mins. But once the goal went in the visitors levels dropped, they became sloppier and allowed Huddersfield to respond well.
SECOND HALF: Huddersfield 0 - 1 Man City
City restart the match, they work the ball forward and out to the right, Huddersfield clear it but only as far as Danilo who gets it to De Bruyne. De Bruyne puts the ball into the box and wins a corner.
48 mins: Huddersfield 0 - 1 Man City
De Bruyne and Sterling combine on the right to get Sterling in behind the defence. Sterling puts the ball into the centre of the box but Lossl claims it.
51 mins: Huddersfield 0 - 1 Man City
Huddersfield press high up the pitch, they work the ball close to the box on the right wing but that's as far as they go as the ball goes out for a goal kick. Huddersfield have found themselves in some decent areas so far but they still haven't been able to create a proper chance on goal.
54 mins: Huddersfield 0 - 2 Man City - Sterling
De Bruyne feeds the ball to Sane who is waiting on the left side of the box. Sane looks up and puts the ball across the centre of the box. Sterling reacts diving forward and heading the ball into the back of the net to double Man City's lead.
56 mins: Huddersfield 0 - 3 Man City - Sane
The ball comes forward from Danilo near the halfway line, Aguero wins the header and flicks it into the path of Sane who runs it into the box and guides it past Lossl.
Game over.
60 mins: Huddersfield 0 - 3 Man City
Fernandinho is replaced by David Silva as Diakhaby goes off for Mounie.
63 mins: Huddersfield 0 - 3 Man City
Bacuna is replaced by Pritchard for the last half an hour or so. Man City remain in control of the pitch, dominating possession but working at a slower yet equally effective pace.
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