Leeds obstruct Manchester City's start in the English Premier League

Leeds United defeated Manchester City and its Spanish coach, Josep Guardiola, and snatched a precious 2/1 victory over him today, Saturday, at his home at the Al Ittihad Stadium in Manchester, in the 31st stage of the English Premier League.

Leeds United overcame the numerical shortfall in its ranks throughout the entire second half and snatched three precious points in front of their hosts, the competition leader.

Leeds blocked Manchester City’s start and denied it three valuable points in Manchester City’s march to regain the league title.

The first-leg match between the two teams in the first round of the competition ended in a 1-1 draw.

In contrast to the progress of the game and the near-absolute control of Manchester City over the course of the game, Leeds ended the first half in their favor with a goal scored by Stuart Dallas in the 42nd minute.

But Leeds lost defender Liam Cooper over the course of the entire second half after the player was sent off at the end of the first half for roughness.

Despite the numerical shortage in its ranks, Leeds continued their resilience in the second half until Ferran Torres scored the equalizer for Manchester City in the 76th minute.

But Leeds scored the full three points by scoring the winning goal through Dallas himself in the first minute of the match's stoppage time.

And Manchester City's balance stuck at 74 points at the top of the competition table, 14 points ahead of its direct rival Manchester United, and Leeds raised its tally to 45 points to advance to ninth place.

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