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Manchester City have moved to the top of the Premier League table following a hard-fought 2-0 win over Everton on Wednesday. Pep Guardiola’s side went into the game knowing how important a win would be and they did just enough to get all three points.
Goals from Aymeric Laporte and Gabriel Jesus in the dying minutes of either half were all that separated Man City from Everton. The Cityzens have been given renewed hope in the Premier League title race following Liverpool’s recent slump in form.
The Reds have drawn their last two league games and, by so doing, have blown the title race wide. However, City took full advantage by recording a very important victory against the Toffees. The Manchester club started the game rather slowly and were blunt upfront for most parts of the first half.
However, Laporte – playing as a makeshift left-back – put them in the lead with just a minute to the end of the half. Marco Silva’s side stepped up their game in the second half but were constantly thwarted by the City defence.
On a day when Everton boss Marco Silva decided to bench both Gyilfi Sigurdsson and Richarlison, the decision came back to haunt the Merseyside outfit who lacked bite in the final third. City were not that impressive either but managed to double their lead through Jesus deep into stoppage time.
The result means Manchester City have now moved top of the Premier League table on a goal difference (City are still level on points with Liverpool who have a game in hand).
Meanwhile, football fans have wasted no time in flooding social media with trolls and various comments regarding the game. For Liverpool fans, this was not what they hoped for, but for other rival fans, the result couldn’t have been better.
Let’s take a look at some of the best tweets as Man City beat Everton 2-0 to go top of the Premier League:
