Without Erling Haaland, Man City Rises To Beat Luton Town

Midfielder Jack Grealish scored a goal that gave Manchester City a win over Luton Town. (Twitter @ManCity)

JAKARTA - Manchester City, who lost striker Erling Haaland, managed to get up to beat Luton Town 2-1 in the English Premier League match at Kenilworth Road Stadium, Sunday, December 10 evening WIB.

Haaland suffered a leg injury ahead of the match against Luton. Pep Guardiola's manager immediately overhauled the squad by preparing Julian Alvarez to replace Haaland.

Not only absent against Luton, Haaland also has not been able to appear in the last match of the Champions League and against Crystal Palace. Because he has to recover.

Without a flagship striker, Man City had a hard time. They even fell behind before turning things around

This is Cityzens' first win after failing to get full points five times. Including in the last match, Man City lost 1-0 to Aston Villa.

It's just that the victory over Luton did not change the position of Man City who was ranked fourth with 33 points.

However, they can at least keep their points apart from their competitors. Now, Man City is four points adrift of Arsenal who leads the standings.

Meanwhile, Luton, who previously had to admit that Arsenal's superiority was still struggling in the relegation zone. They only have nine points.

The match itself went tight. Even though he was at the bottom, Luton was able to put up a fight against Man City. Even the hosts took the lead when Come on Adebayayo scored in first-half injury time.

Entering the second half, Man City tried to get up. But they have to be patient in dismantling the host's defense. Moreover, the Man City attack always fails.

The visitors' efforts finally gave results when Bernardo Silva found the opponent's goal in the 62nd minute. The score changed to 1-1.

The goal apparently raised the spirit of Man City's players. As a result, only three minutes later, Jack Grealish scored the goal that determined Man City's victory. He successfully completed the assist from Alvarez.

There were no additional goals from Man City even though they were ahead in possession. Several chances could not be converted into goals and a score of 2-1 for Man City lasted until the end of the match.