Crystal Palace vs Man City highlights and reaction as Erling Haaland scores late penalty

Manchester City closed the gap on Arsenal overnight with a hard-fought three points at Crystal Palace this evening.

City travelled to Selhurst Park knowing a win would put them within two points of Arsenal, with the Gunners not playing until Sunday. This was City's final Premier League fixture before the international break, with Arsenal playing twice more - adding to the importance of the fixture.

Pep Guardiola left Kyle Walker and Kevin De Bruyne out of the starting line up, recalling John Stones and Bernardo Silva.

It was a tough clash with Palace, who defended resolutely, but City persevered and got their reward when Ilkay Gundogan won a penalty in the second half and Erling Haaland cooly converted.

Follow below for pre-match build-up, live match updates and post-match reaction from Selhurst Park.

Ederson: Had nothing to do, to the credit of his defence. 6

Stones: Good to see him back, although never ideal to see him so far up the pitch with his back to goal. 6

Akanji: Mixed a tremendous knack for intercepting through-balls with the unfortunate bit of giving the ball away when he shouldn't. 6

Dias: Calm, composed but never casual. Dias didn't let anything past him all day. 7

Ake: Very good again pushing forward into the box and generally sound defensively, albeit booked for one late lunge. 7

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There's the whistle, and what a big win that could be. It wasn't pretty, or easy, but City persisted and got the win thanks to Erling Haaland's penalty.

They move to within two points of Arsenal having played a game more, with the Gunners playing twice in the league before City's next game against Liverpool.

Joachim Andersen stops Kevin De Bruyne near the corner flag. He's booked, nd City have a