Despite a recent slump in form, Manchester City secured a 2-0 win against Leicester City. The victory, while welcome, masks underlying issues with the team's performance and consistency.
Three points at the King Power for Pep Guardiola 's champions should not be headline news yet after one victory in their previous 13 games in all competitions nothing could be taken for granted. Things have got so bad for the all-conquering Blues that as they warmed up on the pitch for this match they had to hear their mascot for the day predict a Leicester win; even the stadium announcer for the Premier League strugglers couldn't quite believe it.
A win is a positive but City are fragile enough that they cannot ignore the cracks that belied the result if they are to build on it. Even in one of their better performances during this run, there were still plenty of warnings from an opposition side that did little to disprove their position near the bottom of the table.
Teams are sensing that they are still in the game because that is what the scoreline says and that is what City say when they lose the ball. It was no surprise to see Leicester come out with extra verve after the break. City are not good trying to hold onto a lead because it isn't natural to them, but while they haven't been strong enough to put teams away it is all they have been left with. Credit then to McAtee for driving the move that ended with Haaland heading in the goal that killed this game as a contest with 15 minutes to go.
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