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Watford v Man City Review
Watford v City Review – Match Report
It wasn’t as smooth runnigng as some may have expected – so let’s take a deeper look at this Watford v Man City review.
As expected, Man City got off to a great start, but they had quite a nervy finish – proving that even as top dog, you can’t afford to sit back and take it easy. The big guns of the Premier League seemed to easily control the game and took the lead with a goal from Sane and then Mahrez. However, in the 85th minute, Doucoure managed to grab one back for Watfoord giving them hope that they might be able to snatch a point.
Watford harassed the Man City defence. Goalie, Ben Foster, got inundated with set pieces towards the end and Guardiola was forced into reinforcing his defense in order to hold on to the victory – which they did. This was their seventh successive win in the Premier League and they are topping the table.
Grabbing this victory saw them keep their place at the top, with closest rivals, Liverpool, playing the following day. This heaped the pressure on the scousers to maintain form in order to keep up. They crept up to a five-point lead but it is now back to a 2-point lead, with just one win separating the two.
The Better Side Won
Guardiola was clear in his post-match interview that City was the much better side and deserved the the win – but lacked the real killer instinct in the match. “It’s never over at 2-0, you need a third goal” he said, and that proved to almost be true. It certainly left a few squeaky bums at the end. In fact, Guardiola praised the opponents, stating that “In the last few minutes they had chances. For five minutes they were better than us.” Gracious indeed, and more than a little true.
This match certainly highlighted that no matter how good you are, you have to work to stay at the top; relax and you could fall down all too easily. Many players pulled out their best skills, but it was Riyad Mahrez that was named Man of the Match.
