Manchester City increased their lead at the top of the Premier League with an easy 2-1 victory over relegation-threatened Leeds United. It was a confident performance from Pep Guardiola’s side – and yet another dazzling display. The German international midfielder, who is all but certain to leave the club when his contract expires at the end of the season, has given the club a truly remarkable season.Riyad Mahrez was the main supplier for his captain, teeing him up with well-timed square passes from the right-hand side. On both occasions, Gundogan found the corner of Joel Robles’ net.Stop that Gundogan & de Bruyne. pic.twitter.com/doNcSzsFoL— Stop That Football (@stopthatfooty) May 6, 2023 Former Borussia Dortmund star Gundogan has reportedly already agreed to join Barcelona as a free agent in just over a month. If it’s really the case, he will depart Manchester with his head held up high, knowing that he was one of the best players to have contributed to the sky blues’ cause. Today’s victory puts them one more step closer to retaining the Premier League crown.It was a strange day for goal-happy Erling Haaland, though. The Norwegian hitman missed many chances and gave City fans a bit of a scare going into next week’s Champions League clash with Real Madrid.Ilkay Gundogan had a chance to seal a hat-trick with a late penalty kick, but his shot bounced off the post and clear. Rodrigo scored on the other out of the blue to set up a potentially dramatic ending, but Pep’s boys didn’t allow any unpleasant surprises in added time and sealed the win..Harry Kane scores his 209th Premier League goal and passes Wayne Rooney as the second all-time top scorer in league history 🎯 pic.twitter.com/BwTvKhcDFw— B/R Football (@brfootball) May 6, 2023 Harry Kane overtook Wayne Rooney in the EPL all-time goalscoring charts when he scored the opening goal against Crystal Palace. Kane is now second in the list with 209 strikes. Only former Newcastle United captain Alan Shearer is better than Kane with 260 goals. It proved the winning goal for Spurs and their caretaker boss Ryan Mason.Up and running in Chelsea colours! 👏#BouChe pic.twitter.com/qyrHIxXRak— Chelsea FC (@ChelseaFC) May 6, 2023 Frank Lampard might have forgotten what it’s like to see Chelsea score, but he go a taste of it early on in Bournemouth. N’Golo Kante delivered a perfect cross onto Conor Gallagher’s head, who then find a way past Neto. But Uruguayan import Matias Vina curled in a lovely equaliser after 21 minutes to level and give Lampard a familiar feeling of a poor defensive movement from the Blues. Chelsea finally tasted victory thanks to late goals from January recruits Benoit Badiashile and Joao Felix.PREMIER LEAGUE – MATCHDAY 35SaturdayWolverhampton – Aston Villa 1-0 (1-0)/Toti 9/Bournemouth – Chelsea 1-3 (1-1)/Vina 21 – Gallagher 9 – Badiashile 82/Tottenham – Crystal Palace 1-0 (1-0)/Kane 45+1/Manchester City – Leeds United 2-1 (2-0)/Gundogan 19, 27 – Rodrigo 85/19.30: (1.52) Liverpool (4.40) Brentford (6.75)Sunday18.30: (2.55) Newcastle (3.50) Arsenal (2.95)21.00: (3.60) West Ham (3.60) Man.Utd. (2.19)Monday17.00: (2.70) Fulham (3.35) Leicester (2.68)19.30: (1.40) Brighton (5.20) Everton (10.0)22.00: (2.19) Nott.Forest (3.35) Southampton (3.45)***odds are subject to change***
