Haaland ends goal drought as Man City defeat Leicester

Manchester City earned just their second Premier League (PL) win since October after Savinho’s first goal for the club helped Pep Guardiola’s men to a nervy 2-0 triumph over Leicester City.

Coming into the contest a whopping 14 points off the PL summit, Man City Started brightly during an entertaining opening 20 minutes.

Erling Holland Saw a low strike saved by the legs of Jacob Stolarcikwhile at the other end, Stefan Ortega Dives bravely to thwart an angled effort from Jamie Vardy.

Guardiolas side continued to threaten in the final third and it was the struggling visitors who broke the deadlock when Savinho From close range still lashed home A lot of fabricStolarczyk’s initial effort was cleared – the Brazilian’s long-awaited first goal of the season.

The end-to-end nature of the match showed no signs of slowing down as the first half progressed, with Haaland dribbling past several defenders on the edge of the box, only to shoot narrowly wide of the goal.

Lester Came within inches of an equalizer soon after, as the recalled Facundo Goodnight Directed a close-range header agonizingly against the post.

The Foxes continued to look for a goal in the early stages of the second period, with Bilal Al Khanous Curling over and Jacob Justin Saw a flick effort cleared off the line by Manuel Akanji.

In the final 25 minutes, the hosts spurned another glorious chance to level when Vardy lofted wastefully over the bar from inside the six-yard box.

The miss proved crucial as Man City doubled their lead in the 74th minute through Haaland, who clinically headed into the far corner from Savinho’s delivery to spark wild celebrations at the away end.

From there, the Citizens coasted through the closing stages to secure a first away win in six PL matches, while Ruud Van NistelrooyLeicester fall to a fourth successive defeat.