Manchester City trimmed Premier League leaders Chelsea s
advantage to three points by beating Everton 1 0 on Saturday but at the cost of
a knee injury to talisman Sergio Aguero.
Chelsea lost their
unbeaten record after losing 2-1 at Newcastle United earlier on Saturday and
defending champions City took advantage by beating Everton thanks to Yaya
Toure’s first half penalty.
But the sight of
Aguero limping off in tears after injuring his left knee in the early exchanges
raised stark fears for Manuel Pellegrini s side who face a crucial trip to Roma
in the Champions League on Wednesday. “We dominated the game
and I think that we deserved to win” City manager Pellegrini told Sky Sports.
The game at the
Etihad Stadium was only a matter of minutes old when top scorer Aguero tumbled
under a challenge from Muhamed Besic and he hobbled down the tunnel shortly
after.
City made the
breakthrough in the 24th minute with Toure finding the bottom left corner from
the spot after Phil Jagielka was adjudged to have impeded James Milner.
The visitors improved
after Ross Barkley came on but City goalkeeper Joe Hart produced a stunning one
handed save to thwart Romelu Lukaku and safeguard a fifth successive win in all
competitions.
Earlier substitute
Papiss Cisse claimed a brace as Chelsea’s hopes of completing the season
unbeaten were dashed by defeat at Newcastle.
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