Goals return Manchester City to the top

MANCHESTER CITY moved back to the top of the Pre‐mier League after a victory over Fulham at Craven Cot‐tage.

Manchester City returned to the top of the English Pre‐mier League on Sunday after‐noon, April 30. Pep Guardio‐la’s men travelled down to Craven Cottage in London to face Fulham knowing that a win would take them above Arsenal.

It was Erling Haaland who inevitably opened the scor‐ing. The Norwegian jugger‐naut buried the resulting third ‐minute penalty after Tim Ream fouled Julian Al ‐varez inside the box.

As a result, the formidable striker became the first play‐er in English top‐flight foot‐ball since Aston Villa’s Tom ‘Pongo’ Waring back in 1931 to bag 50 goals in one cam‐paign.

The goal also brought Haa‐land level with Newcastle’s Andy Cole and Blackburn’s Alan Shearer for the most Premier League goals scored in one season. As it stands, have 34 goals apiece, but, City’s man still has the rest of this campaign to go yet.

If the fans thought that this was going to be another match totally controlled by City, they were stunned after 15 minutes. Fulham surged forward and a stunning strike from Carlos Vinicius left Eder‐son for dead after being teed up by Harry Wilson.

England star Jack Grealish had an opportunity to put his team in front after 27 min‐utes but his shot was tipped onto the bar by Leno. After 36 minutes, Argentinian striker Julain Alvarez did ex‐ what Guardiola bought him for as he smashed a shot home from outside the box for 1‐2. Grealish tweeted after the game: “Great result at a tough place to go! Away sup‐port was Juliiiiii wow what a finish.”

Sunday’s win moved Manchester City a point clear of Mikel Arteta’s side and they played one game less than Arsenal. The Gunners had been perched at the top since mid‐February but un‐der the current circum ‐stances, it would seem odds‐on that City will retain their crown.