Manchester City displace Arsenal from the top three Premier League standings. following a 3-0 victory over Stoke City.
Playing in the City of Manchester Stadium on Tuesday (05/17/2011), The Citizens managed to reap the full points thanks to two goals from Carlos Tevez and another one from Joleon Lescott.
The victory was made the City are now collecting 68 points from 37 matches so entitled to occupy the top three, the last zone qualify directly for the Champions League next season, which was previously occupied by Arsenal with 67 points.
Tevez played a one-two with James Milner on the edge of the box before turning two Stoke defenders inside-out and scoring with a fierce rising drive.
City, who had beaten Stoke only three days earlier to lift the FA Cup, made it 2-0 when Joleon Lescott headed in.
And Tevez smashed in a bending 30-yard free-kick to seal an impressive win. Tevez makes his goal is now etched into 21, the equivalent of Dimitar Berbatov from Manchester United. Both are now equally into Premier League top scorer.
Manchester City 3-0 Stoke City, Highlights:
Line Up:
Manchester City: Hart, Richards, Kompany, Lescott, Zabaleta, Milner, De Jong, Silva (Dzeko 57'), Y Toure, Johnson (Wright-Phillips 67'), Tevez (Boyata 88').
Stoke City: Sorensen, Wilkinson, Collins, Shawcross, Wilson, Pugh, Diao, Whelan (Shotton 74'), Whitehead, Walters, Carew (Delap 73').
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