Haaland back among the goals but City far from convincing: Five things we learned from Leicester 0-2 Man City | OneFootball

Manchester City won only their second game since October, beating Leicester in a 2-0 win at the King Power Stadium. Here’s five things we learned…

Savinho scores his first goal for City

After 24 games, Savinho finally has a goal for his new team. He has impressed in glimpses since joining City in the summer, but ended his goal drought with a well-taken opener. Perhaps this goal will be the first of many more, and it was certainly a necessary one for Guardiola’s side. The rest of the game did not pass without problems for City but with this being only their second win in 14 games, they will take a victory any way it comes.

City are still shaky

They are clearly still feeling the effects of their abysmal run of results, and in the opening 20 minutes all of the dangerous chances in the match had fallen to Leicester. Savinho’s goal in the 21st minute helped calm things down and they looked more like the side of the last seven years. But overall it was not convincing at all and they are still giving up way too many chances.

Van Nistelrooy is making his mark on Leicester

He may only have been at the club for less than a month, but it is clear to see what Ruud Van Nistelrooy has already brought to this Leicester side. They are playing with more flair, and forwards like Bilal El Khannous and Facundo Buonanotte are benefitting. Today City struggled to deal with some of the Foxes’ offensive play and will feel fortunate to have come away with a clean sheet. They have struggled defensively but are better going forward, which they hope will be enough to keep them up.

Haaland grabs a much needed goal

Erling Haaland had just one goal in his last seven games before today, which by his standards is a poor run. He sealed City’s win by capping off a great team move. James McAtee only had 25 minutes to make an impact on the game but he certainly did that by skipping past two players to start the move for Haaland’s goal. Guardiola will be hoping this kickstars the Norwegian’s season again.

A happy 500th game in charge for Pep

Despite their recent poor run of form, Manchester City have become one of the best teams in the world since Guardiola joined them in 2016. He has won six out of the last seven Premier League titles and revolutionised English football. He’s one of, if not the greatest manager of all time, and the same rings true in the Premier League era. He’ll have been pleased to see off his landmark game with a win especially given their recent struggles.