Manchester City breeze past Huddersfield to keep pace in title race
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Manchester City kept pace with Liverpool at the top of the Premier League as they breezed past Huddersfield Town on Sunday afternoon.
Goals from Danilo, Raheem Sterling and Leroy Sane proved far too much for the managerless Terriers, who remain 10 points from safety at the bottom of the league. City, meanwhile, move within four of the league leaders.
Here's how it played out:
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9 mins: Huddersfield 0 - 0 Man City
Fernandinho puts a ball into the box finding Gundogan. Gundogan's header is pretty weak and Lossl stops it easily.
12 mins: Huddersfield 0 - 0 Man City
De Bruyne feeds Sterling into the box, he lines up his shot and Kongolo dives in from the left bringing Sterling down. It's a stonewall penalty but the referee doesn't give it.
15 mins: Huddersfield 0 - 0 Man City
Huddersfield send Diakhaby free down the right but he's lacking support. He holds the ball up well but by the time Huddersfield get players up the pitch Man City have their defence in shape and win back the ball.
18 mins: Huddersfield 0 - 1 Man City - Danilo
The ball is switched from the right out to Danilo on the left. He brings the ball in towards the centre of the pitch and takes a long ranged effort. Schindler tries to head it away but only manages to deflect the ball past his goalkeeper Lossl and into the back of the net.
21 mins: Huddersfield 0 - 1 Man City
Man City play a short corner to De Bruyne who puts it into the box and finds Fernandinho, who heads it wide.
24 mins: Huddersfield 0 - 1 Man City
Huddersfield have responded well to the goal. They've pushed higher up the pitch and threatened Man City's goal more.
27 mins: Huddersfield 0 - 1 Man City
Huddersfield deliver a couple of balls into the box before Kyle Walker gets booked for a slide tackle. Huddersfield's resulting free kick is cleared by Otamendi, befoee it comes back in to Kongolo who shoots but Ederson has it covered.
30 mins: Huddersfield 0 - 1 Man City
Huddersfield have a could period of play getting the ball into the box but Laporte and Otamendi defend well and keep them at bay.
33 mins: Huddersfield 0 - 1 Man City
Gundogan puts the ball into the box from the left wing but there's no-one to get on the end of it. Man City have slowed their pace a bit since the goal went in.
36 mins: Huddersfield 0 - 1 Man City
City win a throw in deep in Huddersfield's half. They play it out but are forced to pass it back to the defence.
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