Fragile Manchester City wastes victory after Crystal Palace's latest comeback
city of manchester blew a two-goal lead in the final first division game before Club World Cup as Michael Olise beaten to death to win crystal Palace a 2-2 draw at the Etihad Stadium on Saturday.
Those of Pep Guardiola. The men will travel to Saudi Arabia in the coming days with a feeling of frustration after failing to see what appeared to be a routine victory against Roy Hodgson side.
Once again they were forced to do without the 15-goal talisman Erling Haalandwho missed the 3-2 victory Red Star midweek with a foot injury, with Julian Alvarez leading the line.
It took a while to City to get into your rhythm, with Álvarez and Rubén Días both missed half chances. But Jack Grealish He broke the tie in the 24th minute after being sent to goal by Phil Foden, and the 126 million dollar winger made no mistake in the auction.
Manchester City's Rico Lewis celebrates scoring the goalEFE
The VAR monitored the goal for a long time for offside before the referee pointed to the center circle. City we were able to breathe a sigh of relief when the 18-year-old Rico Lewis they doubled their lead nine minutes into the second half.
The palace breaks the fragile defense of the city
Like a glass house, the City The defense looked vulnerable when surrounded like Palace decided to send more organisms. Dean Henderson denied Bernard Silva with a crucial save and it would be essential, since Jean-Philippe Mateta The visitors returned to the game with their first shot on goal.
Then, in the fifth minute of added time, Palace received a penalty later Foden was sanctioned by the referee Paul Tierney. went up a step Michael Olise and the young Frenchman seemed calm from the penalty spot as he won Ederson with his penalty.
Michael Olise of Crystal Palace scores the goal 2-2EFE
Liverpool moves away
The Etihad were something of a fortress not long ago after embarking on a 15-game winning streak at home in the first division, now looks like an attractive place for teams to get a result. Since their winning streak ended, the treble winners have drawn their last three games in front of their own fans and have just won one of their last six in all competitions.
On Sunday, Liverpool will have a golden opportunity to put six points between them and Guardiola's team if they are beat Manchester United. That would represent a considerable distance, even at this early stage of the season, as Guardiola's Attention now turns to their next match against Urawa Red Diamonds on December 19.
