AGUERO HAT-TRICK SINKS ARSENAL, CITY CLOSE GAP ON LIVERPOOL
Manchester City closed to within two points of
Premier League leaders Liverpool thanks to Sergio Aguero’s hat-trick to beat
Arsenal 3-1 on Sunday.
For the second time in a week, Aguero scored
inside the first minute to give City the perfect start.
However, just like in a shock defeat at
Newcastle on Tuesday, the champions failed to press home their advantage as
Laurent Koscielny profited from some slack defending to head home an equaliser
just 10 minutes later.
Pep Guardiola’s men were knocked out of their
stride for most of the remainder of the first half, but retook the lead in
style just a minute before the break when Ilkay Gundogan’s delightful lofted
pass teed up Raheem Sterling to cross for Aguero to tap home.
The same two players combined for the
Argentine to secure his 10th Premier League hat-trick in controversial fashion
as the ball came back off Aguero’s arm before rolling over the line just after
the hour mark.
A sixth consecutive away league game without
a win sees Arsenal slip down to sixth behind Manchester United, who were 1-0
victors at Leicester earlier on Sunday, and three points adrift of
fourth-placed Chelsea in the battle for Champions League football next season.
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