Manchester City this evening put to bed a remarkable, unwanted streak spanning over two decades, after securing a hard-fought 2-1 victory over Huddersfield.<\/p>\n
Pep Guardiola\u2019s free-scoring Citizens travelled to the Kirklees Stadium on the back of a scintillating run of form, having picked up wins in all but one of their matches across all competitions this season, a 1-1 draw with Everton on the second day of the Premier League campaign.<\/p>\n
Their lead atop the English top-flight was cut to 5 points by Manchester rivals United yesterday afternoon, after the Red Devils picked up a hard-fought 1-0 victory over Brighton & Hove Albion at Old Trafford<\/p>\n
Huddersfield, meanwhile, came into today\u2019s clash on the back of a harrowing 4-0 loss at Bournemouth last time out, though they had won two of their<\/p>\n
The first-half saw the visitors unsurprisingly dominate in terms of both possession and chances created, with Sergio Aguero, Raheem Sterling and Nicolas Otamendi all seeing chances come and go.<\/p>\n
As such, when the opener came for Huddersfield on the stroke of half-time, it was labelled as the ultimate smash and grab.<\/p>\n
Tom Ince\u2019s whipped corner from the right flicked off the unfortunate Otamendi\u2019s shoulder to leave Ederson helpless in the Citizens\u2019 net, with the goal the difference between the sides heading into the interval.<\/p>\n
However, unsurprisingly, it didn\u2019t take long for Pep Guardiola\u2019s men to drag themselves back into proceedings in the second-half, as Raheem Sterling was clumsily taken down by Terriers stopper Scott Malone inside the home side\u2019s box, resulting in a penalty.<\/p>\n
Sergio Aguero stepped up and calmly converted from the spot, before Raheem Sterling continued his stellar recent form to hand the visitors a crucial 3 points when following up Gabriel Jesus\u2019 effort 6 minutes from time.<\/p>\n
Aside from proving crucial in keeping City a full 8 points clear at the top of the Premier League table, this evening\u2019s victory also put to bed an unwanted and rather remarkable streak for the club:<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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