Man City host Fulham after dropping points in their last game against Newcastle. Manager Pep Guardiola has picked Phil Foden to start for the first time in the Premier League this season. Injuries to Kevin De Bruyne, Nathan Ake and Rodri have made it difficult for them to maintain their tactical system.
With home advantage, City started with an attacking game and had two clear chances from Gundogan and Foden.
However, it was quite surprising that Fulham opened the scoring. In the 26th minute, Raul Jimenez's backheel surprised Akanji, Andreas Pereira reacted very quickly and defeated Ederson with an easy finish.
City's spirits were down after the goal. Fortunately, they soon equalised. In the 31st minute, from a corner kick, the ball found Kovacic and he fired a shot through the crowd, into the roof of the Fulham net.
This goal was very important for the confidence of The Citizens players. Right at the beginning of the second half, Bernardo created a pass for Kovacic to skillfully handle to put the home team ahead.
With the lead, Man City slowed down and Fulham started to apply more pressure. In order to regain possession, Pep Guardiola brought on John Stones for Phil Foden.
In the 81st minute, Jeremy Doku skillfully dribbled past the opponent before scoring a superb long-range shot to increase City's advantage.
In the 88th minute, after a smooth combination, Rodrigo Muniz had space in the middle of the penalty area and shot diagonally to reduce the score to 2-3. Man City went through a tense final minute of the match, but still secured the victory. The Citizens still maintained second place in the table, 1 point behind Liverpool.
