Manchester City moved back within two points of Premier League leaders Arsenal after a convincing 3-0 victory over Crystal Palace, keeping the title race alive heading into the final week of the season.
Pep Guardiola rotated his squad heavily ahead of Saturday’s FA Cup final against Chelsea, leaving out Erling Haaland, Rayan Cherki and the in-form Jeremy Doku, but City still produced a dominant display at the Etihad Stadium.
After a slow start, Phil Foden sparked City into life with a brilliant backheel assist for Antoine Semenyo, who calmly finished past Dean Henderson to open the scoring. Omar Marmoush doubled the lead moments later after spinning away from his marker to convert another Foden pass.
Crystal Palace threatened through Tyrick Mitchell, whose powerful strike was denied by Gianluigi Donnarumma, but Savinho sealed the victory late on with City’s third goal.
Oluwagbemisola Babalola
Follow us on:
