Manchester City defeated Sheffield United, with a great Julian Alvarez, who once again responded to the absence of Kevin De Bruyne and Erling Haaland. The Argentine is being Manchester City's most important player at the end of 2023. The footballer is one of the club's scorers and now in the last game of the year, he was no exception. Julian Alvarez scored after a great pass from Phil Foden.
At the beginning of the match, Rodri scored the first goal of the match. The Spaniard crosses the ball and punishes the bottom of the Premier League to open the scoring in the 14th minute in favor of the "Cityzens". The player continues to have an important level and many confirm that he really is the best player of the moment.
Sheffield United is coming off a 2-3 defeat against Luton Town. For this match, they were looking to redeem themselves after having lost some points as a result of 2 games lost, 1 tied and only 1 win. He scored 4 goals in those games and his goal has been beaten 8 times. However, the defeat against Manchester City was inevitable and Sheffield United is one of the candidates for relegation in 2024.
How did Manchester City play?
Coach Josep Guardiola arranged a 4-5-1 formation with Ederson between the three sticks; Kyle Walker, Manuel Akanji, Nathan Aké and Josko Gvardiol at the back; Mateo Kovacic, Rodri, Bernardo Silva, Phil Foden and Jack Grealish in the midfield; and Julián Álvarez as forward. However, one of the great novelties of the match was precisely that Kevin De Bruyne returned to the bench.
