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The duo of Ruben Dias and John Stones made Manchester City so difficult to penetrate. They are the team that has conceded the least number of goals in the Premier League this season
Man City won a 1-0 victory over Brighton & Hove Albion at the Etihad Stadium in the Premier League continued on Thursday (14/1/2021) early morning Western Indonesian Time. The single goal The Citizens was born from Phil Foden in the 44th minute.
The back line of Man City returned to their prime for 90 minutes to carve cleansheet. This is cleansheet Pep Guardiola’s eight squad in the 2020/2021 Premier League.
The incision further emphasized the solidity of the Manchester Blue team’s defense. Man City are also the team with the fewest goals conceded in the Premier League this season. The Manchester Blue goalkeeper only shook 13 times in 16 matches.
So difficult to penetrate Man City’s back line cannot be separated from the cohesion of their central defender, Ruben Dias and John Stones. Dias has appeared nicely since being brought in by Man City from Benfica this summer.
Meanwhile, Stones was slowly able to find his best game again. He rose after being sidelined to the bench at the start of this season.
The neat combination shown by Dias and Stones again won praise from Man City manager Pep Guardiola. However, the manager from Spain confirmed that cleansheet in this match there was not only because of the role of Man City’s back line, but also because of the hard work of all team players.
“Of course – Ruben and John again performed very well. John made an extraordinary tackle when we lost the ball,” said Guardiola quoted from the official Man City website.
“Overall, this is another clean sheet we have made. Therefore, it is born of the hard work of all the players, not just four defenders.”
“It was the best thing we could present today. We have to fight in the last 10 or 15 minutes of the match.”
“Today we only missed one good opportunity and a few crosses. However, nothing really harmed and the record means a lot to us,” explained the former Barcelona coach.
The success of Man City in winning the three points for Brighton’s bag made them slowly but surely return to the top flight. Man City is currently ranked third in the Premier League standings with 32 points. They are four points behind Manchester United who are at the top of the standings.
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