Haaland and Rodri make Manchester City follow in the wake of Arsenal

Manchester City withstood the pressure and got a valuable 3-1 win on their visit to Leeds United, this Wednesday at the close of matchday 17 of the Premier League, allowing Josep Guardiola’s team to stay in second place.

The Spanish Rodri Hernández opened the road to victory for the “Citizens” on the brink of rest, red and black this time due to the diagonal stripes used, and the Norwegian Erling Haaland later sentenced with a “double”.

In minute 73, Leeds, fifteenth in the standings, cut short through the Dutchman Pascal Struijk, but could not advance further towards the comeback.

Haaland was the star of the night on his return to Leeds, the city where he was born in 2000, when his father Alfie played for that club.

City has 35 points and is ahead of Newcastle in the table (now third, with 33), who had won 3-0 at Leicester on Monday and had provisionally moved them from second place in the standings.

But above all, Manchester City, the defending champions, managed not to let Arsenal (leader with 40 points) escape any more, who had beaten West Ham 3-1 on Monday and had distanced themselves in the table. The result of this Wednesday once again leaves the difference between the two at five points in favor of the Londoners.

In the Premier League scorer table, Haaland has already scored 20 goals in his first season in the English league, widening his distance from his closest rival, Harry Kane, who has been thirteen after scoring a goal on Monday for Tottenham in their 2-2 draw at Brentford.