Manchester City couldn’t win their game against Stoke City at The Etihad Stadium, finishing with a goalless draw. With the one point they recorded, the Josep Guardiola’s players are now 10 points behind the leaders Chelsea and winning the title looks like a miracle.
There were no good goal-scoring chances for Manchester City during the first half of the game. The Potters managed to create two good opportunities, but they were denied by the goalkeeper Wilfredo Caballero, who started his 8th Premier League game of the campaign. Kolarov had the best chance to score for the host, making an attempt from a free-kick, but Lee Grant tipped the ball away.
After the break, The Citizens were quite more active in attack, but Stoke City were very strong in defence, making the life of Man City’s forwards very difficult. In the 54th minute, Sane organized a good counter attack, passing the ball to Aguero, who shot towards the goal, but a Stoke’s defender cleared the ball with a header. David Silva had the best chance to score for The Citizens. He made a great one-two pass with Fernandinho in the 72nd minute, but the Spaniard’s shot went just wide.
3 minutes later, the Spanish playmaker tried his luck from a distance, but he couldn’t find the target again. In the 76th minute, Otamendi’s header went above Stoke City’s goal. However, with 3 minutes to go, Sergio Aguero went past 3 defenders, but his shot found the side netting. The substitute player Iheanacho could score in the added time of the game, but he also couldn’t find the target from a close range.
To conclude with, The Citizens will now hardly reach the first place in The Premier League and they will surely concentrate on their performance in The Champions League, where they have a very difficult game against Monaco away from home.