Leicester 0 Man City 2: Erling Haaland breaks his duck as visitors get their first win in SEVEN games
Share:
Sponsored by. MANCHESTER City finally stopped the rot. But not the questions about their short and long-term future. In normal times, Pep Guardiola’s side would have cruised to victory after taking a first-half lead through Savinho’s first goal for the club.
![[Savinho netted his first goal of the season to break the deadlock at the King Power]](https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/savinho-manchester-city-celebrates-scoring-960399256.jpg?strip=all&w=960)
Instead, Leicester sensed the champions’ uncertainty and would have grabbed the equaliser they deserved if Jamie Vardy had converted a golden chance. It took an Erling Haaland header, City’s first effort on target of the second half, to kill the game,.
![[The Brazilian lashed home on the rebound after Phil Foden's shot was saved]](https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/manchester-citys-savinho-left-scores-960398877.jpg?strip=all&w=960)
The brilliant away fans gleefully sang "We’re staying up" and "You’re going down with United" after Haaland’s 15th goal of the season. But on this showing, Leicester have more chance of avoiding the Championship than City do of finishing in the Champions League spots.
![[Guardiola's side rode their luck in the second half at the King Power]](https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/120-images-no-video-emulation-960401689.jpg?strip=all&w=667)
Both these teams were looking to their captains for inspiration. Kevin De Bruyne's return to the starting line-up was the only change for City from the draw against Everton. Vardy was fit again for Leicester after missing the defeat at Liverpool. FOOTBALL FREE BETS AND SIGN UP DEALS.
De Bruyne had already sent one shot over the bar when Rico Lewis’s pass found him deep in the Foxes’ box. The cross for Haaland was perfect and the striker’s connection was good, but the shot was close enough to home goalkeeper Jakub Stolarczyk for him to save with his legs.
![[Haaland got his name on the score sheet in the second half]](https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/2024-manchester-citys-erling-haaland-960409673.jpg?strip=all&w=960)
