This is how the titles are won!Manchester City were nowhere near the desired form at City Ground on Sunday afternoon, yet they celebrated a routine 2-0 away victory to remain in the title race pole position.The Tricky Trees had some splendid opportunities in both halves that could have affected the outcome massively, but Chris Wood’s awful finishing provided City with a life rope. And they did know how to make the most of it.Pep Guardiola has got himself a new, unexpected goalscoring machine – Josko Gvardiol. The Croatian has scored his third goal in the last five games, showcasing a cutting-edge versatility that could prove crucial in City’s title-defending mission.Joško Gvardiol hadn’t scored for #MCFC before April 9. Now he’s got three goals in 19 days.🇭🇷 pic.twitter.com/D5AgOg3biK— Ben Jacobs (@JacobsBen) April 28, 2024 The first half provided us with a very one-sided game, shockingly enough, in favour of the hosts. Despite City being the one who were desperate to win to stay in contention for the title, Forest’s game seemed more fluent and fast-paced. Neco Williams missed a more than promising chance, but the visitors found the back of the net against the run of play.The corner from the left found Josko Gvardiol at the near post and he netted it like a proper centre-forward for 1-0.City have a new Goal Machine. And his name is Gvardiol 🇭🇷 pic.twitter.com/TTwM59nPcI— Men in Blazers (@MenInBlazers) April 28, 2024 Forest’s response was quick, elegant and – unfortunately for Espirito Santo and their fans – it lacked only a proper finishing – Chris Wood missed a sitter, all alone on the edge of the six-yard box, as he got his right feet in a tangle and couldn’t finish it properly.City’s wonderwall in the stands… Oasis’ Noel Gallagher with the visiting fans at City Ground (©Getty images sport)To make things worse for the Premier League strugglers, the same player missed another one, almost a carbon copy of the first-half chance, only this time with his left.Wood should definitely take some lessons from his Manchester City counterpart, Erling Haaland, who came on after an hour and just ten minutes later routinely finishes it low past the keeper to wrap up the tie. GOAL | Forest 0-2 ManCity(Erling Haaland)pic.twitter.com/v7bcsA03B4— MCFC BLUE FOREVER (@KDB17MCBM) April 28, 2024 As the former England international Chris Waddle noticed, ‘he makes it look so easy’.At that moment, it was blatantly clear Nuno Espirito Santo’s team just couldn’t get back from a two-goal deficit, as City’s experienced midfielders made sure the ball stayed under their control until the final whistle.PREMIER LEAGUE – MATCHDAYSaturday West Ham – Liverpool 2-2 (1-0)/Bowen 43, Antonio 77 – Robertson 48, Soucek 65(og)/Man Utd – Burnley 1-1 (0-0)/Antony 79 – Amdouni 89 pen/Wolverhampton – Luton 2-1 (1-0)/Hwang 39, Gomes 50 – Morris 80/Fulham – Crystal Palace 1-1 (0-0)/Muniz 52 – Schlupp 87/Newcastle – Sheffield Utd 5-1 (1-1)/Isak 26, 61 pen, Guimaraes 54, Osborn 65 og, Wilson 72 – Ahmedhodzic 5/Everton – Brentford 1-0 (0-0)/Gueye 60/Aston Villa – Chelsea 2-2 (2-0)/Cucurella 4 og, Rogers 42 – Madueke 62, Gallagher 81/SundayTottenham – Arsenal 2-3 (0-3)/Romero 64, Son 87 pen – Hojbjerg 15 og, Saka 27, Havertz 38/Bournemouth – Brighton 3-0 (1-0)/Senesi 13, Unal 52, Kluivert 87/Nottingham Forest – Manchester City 0-2 (0-1)/Gvardiol 32, Haaland 71/
