Online Reporter
Matches that bring a sense of belief and conviction, results that are bigger than the points they earn.
Famously, Arsenal’s “Invincibles” looked back with their 10-man goalless draw at Old Trafford at the start of that remarkable campaign.
And if Enzo Maresca and City go on to lift the crown in May, this against the odds win with 10 men for more than an hour will go down in Etihad folklore.
When Phil Foden responded to a boot in the backside from Bruno Fernandes by lashing out with his leg, catching the United skipper amidships, City’s hopes looked to be following him down the tunnel.
But inspired by Elliot Anderson and half-time substitute Iliman Ndiaye, twice rescued by the uprights which denied Marcus Rashford and Kobbie Mainoo, and with Enzo Fernandez’s tricks and wiles making him an instant City hero, the men in light blue resisted and resisted.
And then, as so often, they struck, through the man who does exactly that, time and again.
Erling Haaland’s back-post finish, his fourth in as many Prem games was initially ruled out before being chalked ON by the Stockley Park video crew.
While it was a smash and grab win, the City players lining up to salute their fans after Gigi Donnarumma’s vital last-gasp save from Bryan Mbeumo, it was a remarkable against the odds triumph. – The Sun
