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LONDON (Reuters) – Raheem Sterling has convincingly imposed on Manchester City to defend his title in the English Premier League with a 5-0 victory over West Ham United in a referee intervention. video badistant in more than one incident Saturday.
Brazilian Gabriel Jesus, favored by coach Pep Guardiola over Sergio Aguero, opened the scoring in the 25th minute with a brilliant finish at close range after a quick goal and a Kyle Walker center.
England striker Sterling doubled the lead six minutes into the second period after a brilliant midfield pbad over Belgium's Kevin De Bruyne.
Jesus then became the first player to abolish the video badistant referee in the Premier League.
Jesus thought he had scored his second goal of the game to bring the score to 3-0 for City in the 53rd minute after completing Sterling's center in the net after a brilliant attempt, but the referee badistant said the l & # 39; English international was offside.
The technique of badistant refereeing, applied for the first time in the Premier League this season, intervened to revisit the second goal of Sterling before being awarded a ball in the penalty area and to be placed in front of the West Ham goaltender, Okash Fabianski.
In the 84th minute, the technique was again used after City got a penalty for the mistake made by Issa Diop against Algerian Riad Mehrez in the region.
The goalkeeper saved Aguero's penalty but the video referee decided that Declan Rice had come into the box during the run and that the referee had ordered Mike Dean to return the Argentine kick before Sterling did not complete his personal hat trick in stoppage time.
After their 4-1 win at Norwich City in Anfield on Friday, Liverpool won a big victory by announcing that the title race will probably be the same as last season.
It was the city's eighth consecutive victory over West Ham in official clashes, with the reigning champions scoring 28 goals and conceding just four.
Guardiola looked happy in the second half but criticized his players in the first 45 minutes.
"It was a tough match away from home and at high temperatures, the first half was not good, we did not control the performance and we lost a lot of balls.
"It was important to grasp the three points and not shake our net. When the score was 2-0, they had a chance. In the end, for the first game, it's an incredible result.
"The second half was much better. "The performance has been quiet, but we still have a lot to develop."
"Decisions on video technology are a reminder of the need to stay calm in still unusual situations," said Guardiola.
"You should maintain your mental strength when this technology does not suit you. When the score is 3, you think the game is almost done, but the score of 2 zero is very different. You must remain calm and strong. "
(Reuters)
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