Premier League runaway leaders, Manchester City, who are in an excellent run in form, took their winning streak to 21 consecutive wins in all competitions with a 4-1 victory over Wolverhampton Wanderers on Tuesday.
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21 wins in a row for Man City! pic.twitter.com/TC8JkG4NLb
A Leander Dendoncker 15th minute own goal gave the Citizens the lead in a first half they very well dominated.
GOAL Man City 1-0 Wolves (15 mins)
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Riyad Mahrez cuts the ball across goal and Leander Dendoncker turns it into his own net#MCIWOL
HALF-TIME Man City 1-0 Wolves
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Man City's dominance is rewarded with a one-goal lead at the break#MCIWOL pic.twitter.com/edBBhPNBKC
After the break, Wolves surprisingly levelled things up in 61st minute courtesy of a Conor Coady header, a goal born out of Joao Moutinho’s free-kick in what was the visitors’ first touch of the ball inside the City box.
GOAL Man City 1-1 Wolves (61 mins)
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Conor Coady gets the equaliser, heading in Joao Moutinho's free-kick#MCIWOL
Wolves have a shot.
— GOAL (@goal) March 2, 2021
Wolves have a goal.
Coady heads home!#MCIWOL pic.twitter.com/fCJdREgG89
The equalizer gave Wolves a glimmer of hope but little did they know that none of it would last long because Pep Guardiola’s men, all but enraged by the goal, went on to score three times in the final 10 minutes courtesy of goals Gabriel Jesus and Riyad Mahrez.
GOAL Man City 2-1 Wolves (80 mins)
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Gabriel Jesus restores Man City's lead, firing home from close range#MCIWOL
GOAL Man City 3-1 Wolves (90 mins)
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The ball falls to Riyad Mahrez on the edge of the box and he slides it into the far corner#MCIWOL
GOAL Man City 4-1 Wolves (90+2 mins)
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Gabriel Jesus finds the nets to score his second of the game. The goal was initially disallowed, but after consulting the VAR, referee Chris Kavanagh gave the goal because an offside was incorrectly flagged during the attacking phase#MCIWOL
The unprecedented show of steel extended City’s lead at the Premier League’s top to 15 points.
📏 @ManCity widen the gap pic.twitter.com/EAZCJ2h6Sp
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Second-placed Manchester United will face Pep Guardiola’s side on Sunday as the world waits to see which team will stop the seemingly unstoppable Manchester City.