English Premier League on Saturday with a fifth-minute Phil Foden goal giving them a nervy 1-0 win over Tottenham Hotspur.
The victory for Pep Guardiola’s side at the Etihad Stadium, three days after Spurs eliminated Manchester City from the UEFA Champions League, puts the pressure back on title rivals Liverpool.
The Merseyside team are at Cardiff City on Sunday and trail by a point with both teams having played 34 games.
But Manchester City’s 10th EPL win in a row came at a price with key midfielder Kevin De Bruyne forced off with what seems another knee injury in the 38th minute.
It remains to be seen how serious that injury is but it will surely put him in doubt for Wednesday’s crucial Manchester derby at Old Trafford.
It is the last game Manchester City face against top-six opponents this season.
After all the emotion of Wednesday’s extraordinary UEFA Champions League quarter-final second leg, which Spurs won on away goals, it was perhaps not surprising that this game was a tighter affair.
With the result in the balance until the end and Manchester City desperate to cling on to all three points, the final stages were as nervous as Wednesday’s were thrilling.
‘’We knew what they were about because we have played them twice (recently) already,” said Foden.
“It’s hard and we looked a bit leggy but we got the job done.”
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