da cassino online： The England midfielder played a decisive role as the treble winners came back from the dead to make it five Champions League wins out of five
da prosport bet： Never write Manchester City off, even in games they barely need to win. That was the lesson here as the treble winners overcome a shabby first-half display and hauled themselves to a 3-2 victory that clinched top spot in their Champions League group.
Pep Guardiola's side were unrecognisable in the first half as they lacked concentration and shipped two goals for the first time in a game all season, with Belgian striker Lois Openda capitalising on woeful defending from Manuel Akanji and Ruben Dias.
City were 45 minutes from losing a first Champions League home game for five-and-a-half years but Guardiola must have given them a rollicking at the break as they came out a different side and Erling Haaland pulled a goal back – his sixth against Leipzig in 2023 – and then Phil Foden and substitute Julian Alvarez followed suit.
GOAL rates Man City's players from the Etihad Stadium…
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Stefan Ortega (5/10):
Beaten too easily for Openda's second goal.
Kyle Walker (5/10):
Out of position for the second goal and his usual leadership was lacking.
Ruben Dias (3/10):
A stinker from the Portuguese, who was barged off the ball for the second goal and risked picking up a yellow card, which led to Guardiola hooking him at half-time.
Manuel Akanji (4/10):
Misjudged Blaswich's long kick for Openda's opener, a rare error from the usually switched-on Swiss.
Josko Gvardiol (5/10):
Could have done more to close down Openda for the second goal but made amends by setting up Foden's equaliser.
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Bernardo Silva (7/10):
Provided the foundation for the fightback.
Rodri (5/10):
Way below his usual high standards.
Rico Lewis (6/10):
Missed a big chance to score in the first half. Kept the faith in the second.
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Phil Foden (8/10):
Recovered from a flat first half to play a hand in every goal. The sign of a top class player.
Erling Haaland (6/10):
Scored his 12th goal in his last eight games against Leipzig to pull City back into it but missed big chances either side of that.
Jack Grealish (5/10):
Not the best return after missing the Liverpool game although he also sustained a knock to the head. Upstaged by his replacement Doku.
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Nathan Ake (6/10):
Came on when City were trailing 2-0 and they were 3-2 up by full-time. Enough said.
Jeremy Doku (8/10):
His pace and trickery sent shivers down Leipzig's spine and was a key factor in the turnaround.
Julian Alvarez (8/10):
A bundle of energy and excitement and completed a fightback which he played a big role in sparking.
Sergio Gomez (N/A):
Came on in the 92nd minute.
Pep Guardiola (8/10):
His half-time talk breathed life back into City and his substitutions finished the job.