But it was still a day of jubilation for Manchester City – who are really starting to tighten their grip on the Premier League title. Leeds made it exciting towards the end, but the hosts rowed to victory. Ilkay Gündogan’s right-footed shot from distance was to ensure City scores not just once, but twice – in the match the team won 2-1. Gündogans also had the opportunity to score his third of the evening, but missed from the spot. SJENERØS?: Haaland gave up the penalty to Gündogan. Photo: LEE SMITH / Reuters It apparently made City coach Pep Guardiola see red. According to Sky Sports, the coach should have shouted at Haaland and pointed out that he should have taken it. The Norwegian has not missed a penalty kick in the Premier League this season. – He is the one who will take penalties, and at 2-0 it is never over. Especially in England. Maybe Erling had taken the penalty and missed, who knows? But at 2-0, he who usually takes penalties is the one who will take it, Guardiola told Viaplay after the match. Guardiola says that the incident shows how kind and generous Haaland is, but in the heat of the match the coach was more displeased. – First he (Guardiola) showed Erling that he was quite angry about it, and then I heard it from him afterwards. It is what it is, Gündogan told the BBC after the match and believes Haaland asked him if he wanted to take the penalty. WATCH: Guardiola furious when Haaland didn’t take the penalty against Leeds. Chance miss Haaland became historic on Wednesday when he broke the scoring record in the Premier League with his 35th league goal this season. Against Leeds, it was a slightly heavier day at work in terms of scoring. Because the Norwegian struggled to find the back of the net and missed several great chances. Among other things, he slipped alone with the goalkeeper and hit the post twice. MISSED: Haaland had several good opportunities, but couldn’t find the back of the net against Leeds. Photo: LEE SMITH / Reuters – Definitely very close. He gets to the chances. It is rare to see him burn as many chances as he has, said Viaplay expert Kasper Wikestad during the break. Røper Haaland message Former Leeds player Eirik Bakke was also in the studio for the occasion. The expert reveals that before the match he had sent Haaland a message – and made a clear request. – He listened to me. I sent him a message before the game today and said you have to be nice to Leeds and at least he has done the job. Missed those chances, could have scored three goals here, Bakke said with a smile around his mouth. MISSED: Haaland had several good opportunities, but couldn’t find the back of the net against Leeds. For City, they were dominant in the first half and could have scored more than Gündogan’s two nets. – They have been totally superior in the first half, said Viaplay expert Lars Tjærnås. CELEBRATED: Ilkay Gündogans celebrates scoring 2-0 in front of City. Photo: Rui Vieira / AP Spøkte Haaland had another huge opportunity to embellish the result in the second half, but hit the post. – Haaland’s status in Leeds is only growing now, Wikestad joked on Twitter and hints that Haaland grew up in the city and has previously expressed his enthusiasm for his father, Alfie Haaland’s, former club. After the break, City continued to press, but there were no goals – both for City and Haaland. Rodrigo reduced Leeds’ lead on the stroke of half-time, but it was with the consolation goal. This means that Sam Allardyce had a difficult start to his life as Leeds manager. The experienced Briton was hired earlier this week and will try to save Leeds’ Premier League place. But it meant little to the result, for Pep Guardiola and co. takes three extremely important points in the golden game against Arsenal, who are now four points behind City. There are four rounds of the Premier League remaining.
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