Manchester City will already have an eye on their next Premier League fixture this weekend.
06.04.2024 - 16:27 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
Manchester City moved level with Liverpool on points in the Premier League title race - for 24 hours at least - with an entertaining win at Crystal Palace.
City's record at Selhurst Park is good. They have not lost under Pep Guardiola, and have one defeat in 13 in South London. But that doesn't tell the full story as many of those visits have been hard-fought wins that have been far from easy, with a couple of frustrating draws. Plus Palace stunned City at the Etihad earlier in the season with two late goals to steal a point.
They threatened another shock with Jean-Philippe Mateta's early strike but Kevin De Bruyne's stunner and Rico Lewis' goal early in the second half put them in control. De Bruyne added an assist for Erling Haaland and then lashed in a second for his collection to make the game safe - although Odsonne Eduoard's consolation set up a frustrating finish.
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These were the moments you may have missed from the win at Selhurst Park:
Pep Guardiola often takes a moment before an away game to sit in the away dugout and gather his thoughts - sometimes letting his nerves show as he goes through animated conversations with coaches. At Selhurst Park, he was alone as his players warmed up, and looked rather stressed as he sat in his spot.
He then got out his phone as he remained in his seat for a few minutes. One moment in the recently-released Netflix documentary showed De Bruyne playing Candy Crush before games to zone out. Was Guardiola taking a leaf out of his vice-captain's book?
Guardiola then looked furious when City allowed
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