This Winter Was Especially Cold!

On the afternoon of December 11, in the seventeenth round of the Premier League, Man City headed south to London to face West Ham United away.

In the thirtieth minute, David Silva took a corner, and Su Dong headed the ball home inside the penalty area, opening the scoring for Man City.

Just four minutes later, Di Maria crossed from the left, and Toni Kroos unleashed a long shot from the edge of the penalty area to score Man City's second.

After the sides switched ends in the second half, Toni Kroos played a through ball from the edge of the penalty area. Su Dong cut diagonally into the left side of the box and calmly slotted it home with his left foot, extending the lead to three-nil.

David Silva and Di Maria then scored for Man City in succession, helping the team take a five-nil lead.

In the final moments of the match, West Ham United pulled one back, salvaging some pride on their home ground.

Man City ultimately defeated The Irons five-one and claimed another three points.

Also in London, Chelsea drew one-one away to Tottenham Hotspur, suffering the embarrassment of going winless for five consecutive rounds. Their league position was also plunging, and they were even on the verge of being overtaken by Tottenham Hotspur.

Manchester United, meanwhile, narrowly defeated Arsenal one-nil at home to claim another three points and continue hot on Man City's heels.

Ferguson launched another psychological offensive after the match, declaring that Manchester United had made fully adequate preparations.

"I believe Man City will drop points during the Christmas schedule and the Winter Break."

Liverpool, meanwhile, lost one-three away to Newcastle and still failed to emerge from the shadow of their defeat.

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