Aguero's 4-Goal Lift City 16 Points Clear
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Established 1961 Sport SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 11، 2018 Joint Olympic team makes Dananjaya’s five-wicket Batshuayi nets third goal 13history for two Koreas 14 haul hands S Lanka win 15 in two Dortmund games MANCHESTER: Manchester City’s English midfielder Raheem Sterling (C) cannot find the net with this attempt during the English Premier League football match between Manchester City and Leicester City at the Etihad Stadium in Manchester, north west England, yesterday. — AFP Aguero’s 4-goal lift City 16 points clear Mahrez return to Leicester side from the bench MANCHESTER CITY: Sergio Aguero scored four with both goals assisted by the brilliant De Bruyne. Manchester City’s Etihad stadium, but only as a sec- ed against matching Leicester’s reported £80 million goals as Manchester City extended their Premier The Argentine completed his treble in the 77th ond-half substitute for Leicester a day after ending fee ($111 million) for Mahrez with a hat-trick of League lead to 16 points with a 5-1 rout of Leicester minute, capitalising on Kasper Schmeichel’s error his standoff with the Foxes by returning to training. assists for Raheem Sterling and a quickfire Sergio City yesterday. and lifting a sublime finish over the Dane to become Mahrez, 26, had missed Leicester’s last two Aguero double to put City 3-1 up before Mahrez Raheem Sterling opened the scoring for the hosts, the fourth player to score at least 20 Premier League Premier League matches after not reporting for made his return. converting Kevin De Bruyne’s teasing cross in the goals in four successive seasons. training for nine days in protest at Leicester’s refusal The Algerian was given a warm reception by third minute before Jamie Vardy equalised against Aguero saved the best for last, though, with a sen- to accept a bid from runaway leaders City before the both sets of fans as he replaced Ben Chilwell just the run of play with a slight deflection beating sational dipping shot that crashed in off the under- January 31 transfer deadline. after the hour mark with City still rumoured to be Ederson. City started the second period in rapid side of the crossbar. Despite juggling a raft of injuries to attack-mind- interested in sealing his signature come the end of fashion, Aguero scoring twice within five minutes Riyad Mahrez finally got his wish of an outing at ed players, Kevin de Bruyne showed why City decid- the season. —Agencies old-fashioned English centre-forward. “It is corner. The England striker then saw another Kane returns to amazing all that he is achieving, (I’m) so proud golden headed chance go wide before Cech and happy he is in our side.” saved brilliantly from Kane, Christian Eriksen Victory moved Spurs up to third above and Erik Lamela to keep Arsenal in the game. haunt Arsenal Liverpool and Chelsea, while sixth-placed Those saves so nearly proved crucial as Arsenal now lie six points off the top four. And Lacazette, introduced for the ineffectual more questions will be asked of Alexandre Henrikh Mkhitaryan as Arsenal’s new-look for- as Spurs soar Lacazette’s future role at the Emirates in the ward line failed to fire, shot wide with just wake of Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang’s arrival French team-mate Hugo Lloris to beat a minute as the Frenchman missed a great late chance to from time. to third snatch a point after coming off the bench. “It’s disappointing that we struggled in the LONDON: Harry Kane did the North London “Kane made the difference, that is what he is last five minutes as the game should have been derby damage to Arsenal once more as the about,” Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger said. settled,” said Spurs midfielder Eric Dier. “Harry Tottenham Hotspur striker’s seventh goal in “Once they scored you could see we were Kane loves scoring against Arsenal. He should as many games against the Gunners secured a wobbling for a while and they could have have had a few more as well.” thoroughly deserved 1-0 win for Spurs yes- scored one or two more, but in the last 10 min- Manchester City can move 16 points clear at terday. utes we should have come back to 1-1.” the top later when they host Leicester City, for Kane towered above the Arsenal defence to Kane spoke this week of how being released whom Riyad Mahrez starts on the bench after head home his 32nd goal of the season four from Arsenal’s academy as an eight-year-old ending his 10-day exile from training on Friday minutes into the second half, as only some way- left him with a “chip on his shoulder”. The man after being denied a deadline day move to City. ward finishing and stunning goalkeeping from now christened ‘one of their own’ by the Spurs At the other end of the table, Swansea City’s Petr Cech saved the visitors from further faithful hasn’t let Arsenal forget that decision as stunning revival under Carlos Carvalhal contin- embarrassment in front of a Premier League after a first half short on clear-cut chances, ued as Ki Sung-Yueng’s fine strike nine minutes record crowd of 83,222 at Wembley. Spurs exploded into life after the break. from time earned a 1-0 win over Burnley. The “He is the present and the future,” said Kane had headed the best opening of the Welsh side are now unbeaten in nine games in LONDON: Tottenham Hotspur’s English striker Harry Kane (2L) heads the ball to Mauricio Pochettino when quizzed whether first 45 minutes over, but made no mistake when all competitions and moved up to 14th, two score the opening goal during the English Premier League football match between Kane’s dominant header possessed traits of an powering Ben Davies’ cross into the bottom points above the relegation zone. — AFP Tottenham Hotspur and Arsenal at Wembley Stadium in London, yesterday. —AFP.