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For Christmas, the "city dwellers" and the "foxes" decided to give a real football spectacle, and the match ended with Pep Guardiola's pupils triumphing - 6:3. In the first half, the "Manchester City" footballers playing at home mercilessly punished their opponents. Already in the 5th minute, with a shot into the bottom corner of the goal, K. de Bruyne led his team forward. In the 14th minute, R. Mahrez doubled the score by converting an 11-meter penalty. Just 7 minutes later, I. Gundogan scored the third goal for his team. Well, in the 25th minute of the match, the score became 4:0. The second 11-meter penalty was converted by R. Sterling. The first half ended with the "City's" 4-goal lead and it seemed that everything was clear in this match. However, B. Rodgers' pupils were not inclined to give up and in the second half managed to score three goals, all within a ten-minute span. J. Maddison scored in the 55th minute, A. Lookman scored the second goal for his team in the 59th minute. Then, in the 65th minute, K. Iheanacho, already having two assists in his account, scored his own goal. Nevertheless, the hope of the "Foxes" to return to the match was shattered by A. Laporte. The Frenchman headed the ball into the opponents' goalkeeper's net after a corner kick, and the score became 5:3 in the 69th minute. Finally, settling all the questions towards the end of the match, R. Sterling scored another goal. The Englishman, who had already scored a double, sent the ball into the goal in the 87th minute, finishing off these impressive matches. After this victory, Pep's pupils continue to firmly hold onto the first position in the league table. Meanwhile, "Leicester" settles for the tenth place.
