Manchester City finish their EPL campaign after thrashing Everton 5-0.
Manchester City beats Everton: Manchester City crushed Everton 5-0 in the last week of the 2020-21 Premier League at the Etihad Stadium, Sunday (23/05/2021) evening IST.
City made five changes from the squad that last played against Brighton. Meanwhile, Everton made only two substitutions from the squad that last competed against Wolverhampton.
Manchester City’s goals were scored by Kevin De Bruyne , Gabriel Jesus , Phil Foden and Sergio Aguero . This last name registers the brace.
First round
Everton tried to make a surprise as soon as the first half began. They got a chance five minutes after the match went through with a Calvert-Lewin shot. But Ederson can still thwart these opportunities.
City cleaned up and then could create at least two chances even though none of them resulted in a goal. But they finally scored in the 11th minute.
Kevin De Bruyne listed his name on the scoreboard. He managed to take advantage of bait from Mahrez. 1-0.
City then quickly scored their second goal. This time it was Gabriel Jesus who listed his name on the scoreboard, after receiving feedback from De Bruyne. 2-0.
Everton got a penalty in the 35th minute. Because Dias dropped Richarlison. But Sigurdsson’s execution can be thwarted by Ederson!
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In the 43rd minute, Mahrez almost scored City’s third goal. However, Sterling’s bait ball still hit the crossbar. In the end there were no more goals created. Manchester City 2-0 Everton.
Second round
In the second half, Everton tried to kick off again. But Man City was able to quickly neutralize the visitors’ play.
In fact, City can add to its advantage in the 52nd minute through Phil Foden. He successfully took advantage of a mature bait from Sterling. 3-0.
In the 71st minute, City managed to score another goal. This time through Sergio Aguero, who had just entered in the 67th minute to replace Mahrez. The Argentine player maximized the bait from Fernandinho.
Aguero is not satisfied with one goal. He scored again in the 76th minute. This time he also received an assist from the same player, Fernandinho.
In the 81st minute, Aguero almost scored a hat trick. But unfortunately his kick ball was pushed over by Pickford. The same thing happened in the 83rd minute, this time the English goalkeeper’s header was also able to be countered.
In the end, there were no more goals that were created in the remaining matches. Manchester City closed their last match with a 5-0 win over Everton.
