Manchester City moved within three points of reclaiming the Premier League title by beating Crystal Palace 2-0 on Saturday thanks to goals from Sergio Aguero and Ferran T
Bernardo Silva (£7.4m),
Riyad Mahrez (£8.0m) all move to the bench for City.
John Stones (£5.1m), who also started the Champions League semi-final first leg against PSG, is serving the second match of a three-game ban.
Only
Joao Cancelo (£5.9m) and
Rodrigo (£5.3m) keep their places from the victory in Paris, as Guardiola gives a host of key players a breather ahead of the second leg next Tuesday.
For Crystal Palace, the big FPL news is that
Tyrick Mitchell (£3.8m) earns a first start since Gameweek 25.
The young left-back replaces
Patrick van Aanholt (£5.4m), while Roy Hodgson’s other change from the GW33 defeat at Leicester sees
LONDON (AP) With a stunning goal during his long farewell to Manchester City, Sergio Aguero nudged the team to the brink of another Premier League title on Saturday. The Argentine striker showed his scoring instincts are still sharp ahead of his departure from City after 10 years by rifling a finish into the roof of the net in the 57th minute to set up a 2-0 win over Crystal Palace. His record-extending 258th goal for City left Pep Guardiola in awe.
Date published: Saturday 1st May 2021 2:20 - Jonny Whitfield
Manchester City moved one step closer to the Premier League title by beating Crystal Palace 2-0 at Selhurst Park with a solid second-half display.
After a frustrating first 45 minutes in south London, it was City’s record goalscorer who broke the deadlock with a superb finish and Ferran Torres wrapped up the points soon after following a fine curled effort.
Pep Guardiola’s side clinched the Carabao Cup last weekend and took a big step towards the Champions League final on Wednesday, but still found the energy and quality to seal a 25th top-flight win of the campaign.