Defending champions Manchester City took second place from Newcastle United by beating Leeds United 3-1 on Wednesday in the 17th round of the English Premier League.
City played their first league game since the World Cup halt in Qatar and managed to win thanks to two-goal goals from Spain’s Rodri and Norway’s Erling Haaland in the 45th, 51st and 64th minutes respectively. and Dutchman Pascal Stroyek scored the only goal for Leeds of the match in the 73rd minute.
Manchester City returned to second place in the league with 35 points, five points behind leaders Arsenal and two points ahead of Newcastle III, although the latter played a match more.
As for Leeds, they are in 15th place with 15 points.
Source: agencies