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/ Manchester City ended a run of three consecutive home draws in the English Premier League with a comfortable 2-0 win over bottom-of-the-table Sheffield United on Saturday.
A goal in each half from Rodri and Julian Alvarez did not equal City’s dominance of the match after they enjoyed 84 per cent of possession.
Phil Foden sent Rodri through to open the scoring with a low shot in the 14th minute, and the England midfielder was instrumental in City’s second goal on the hour mark when Alvarez followed up his pass to tap in from close range.
City, who have not won a league game at home since early November, were not forced to dig deep as Sheffield United defended heavily to avoid a heavy defeat.
While the three points were welcome news for the defending champions, the better news for City was the appearance of Kevin De Bruyne on the bench after being absent since the opening game of the season.
Manchester City have 40 points from 19 games and are two points behind leaders Liverpool.
In another match, Chelsea escaped the trap of its host, Luton Town, who rose up in the last quarter of an hour and won with difficulty 3-2, thus achieving its second consecutive victory.
After achieving its third consecutive home win in the league for the first time since August-September 2022, on Wednesday, by defeating its neighbor and guest Crystal Palace 2-1, Chelsea wanted, on Saturday, to avoid the scenario of losing 24 matches in one year for the first time since 1978.
He did so thanks to the three goals scored by Cole Palmer (12 and 70) and Noni Midueke (37), while the home team scored two goals by former Chelsea player Ross Barkley (80) and Elijah Adebayo (87).
With this win, Chelsea raised its score to 28 points in tenth place with only its eighth win this season, with 8 losses and 4 draws, while Luton Town remained in eighteenth place with 15 points after suffering its twelfth loss this season in the league.