At 19:30 in the evening, intriguing matches of the 18th round were played in the English Premier League.
At the "Etihad" stadium, the neighbors in the league table - "Manchester City" and "Leicester City" clashed. The "cityzens" secured a comfortable victory with a score of 3:1.
After the victory, Pep Guardiola's team reduced the gap from the "foxes" to just one point.
The match started well for the "Leicester" team - in the 22nd minute, Jamie Vardy sent the ball into Ederson's goal during a quick attack.
However, "Man City" equalized conditions for the opponents and developed just eight minutes later - Riyad Mahrez redirected the ball into the "Leicester" goal from Caglar Soyuncu's feet.
After the equalizing goal, "Man City" did not relax and in the 43rd minute gained the advantage - Ilkay Gundogan scored from the penalty spot.
In the second half, "Leicester" could not find answers to the hurricane-like "Man City" attack - Jamie Vardy made several dangerous attacks, but in the 69th minute Gabriel Jesus had the final say.
After the victory, "Man City" temporarily reduced the gap from the "Liverpool" club to 11 points. The latter will play their 18th round match later - they are participating in the FIFA Club World Cup.
For the "Leicester" team, this was only their first defeat in the last nine Premier League matches.
Result:
Manchester City 3 - 1 Leicester
22' [0 - 1] J. Vardy
30' [1 - 1] R. Mahrez
43' [2 - 1] I. Gundogan (penalty)
69' [3 - 1] G. Jesus
