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Manchester City 2-1 Leeds United: Sam Allardyce begins with defeat as Pep Guardiola’s side tighten grip on title race

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Manchester City survived a late Leeds fightback to win 2-1 and go four points clear of Arsenal in the Premier League title race.

Joel Robles, making his first Premier League start since 2017, had his first big save to make after 17 minutes as he stood tall to deny Erling Haaland.

Ad Manchester City took the lead after 19 minutes when Riyad Mahrez played a perfect pass to Ilkay Gundogan who was waiting just inside the penalty area to stroke his effort into the bottom right-hand corner.

Premier LeagueGuardiola praises 'unique and unbelievable' — Haaland after record-breaking goal03/05/2023 AT 21:47 Five minutes later Haaland missed a glorious chance to put City 2-0 up with the Norwegian firing wide from point-blank range.

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