Manchester City kept the pressure on Arsenal at the top of the Premier League with a professional 3-0 victory over Crystal Palace at the Etihad Stadium. The win leaves City two points adrift of the leaders with two games remaining, and they now hold a superior goal difference.
Phil Foden was the standout performer, providing two assists and earning the player of the match award. The first assist set up the opening goal, with Foden’s clever pass finding a runner; the second was a deft touch that allowed Omar Marmoush to score. Foden later said: 'For the first assist, I scanned a few times before I received the ball and Ant made a good run. For the second, I saw the defender coming across and just tried to help it into Omar’s path.'
City sealed the win in the 86th minute when substitute Rayan Cherki delivered a superb pass to release Savinho, who curled a composed finish into the far corner. Earlier, Palace had a penalty appeal waved away after Daichi Kamada was booked for diving, and City goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma made a routine save from a Johnson header.
The result also saw John Stones replace Foden late on, with the defender set to leave the club at the end of the season. City face Bournemouth on Tuesday before concluding their campaign against an opponent yet to be determined.
