Forwards Erling Haaland and Julian Alvarez were dubbed a "incredible weapon" by Pep Guardiola after scoring in a tenacious 2-1 victory against Fulham that put Manchester City back atop the Premier League standings.
The champions had not been in first place since February 17 and a tenacious Fulham team forced them to work hard to surpass Arsenal.
After Haaland gave City the lead after just three minutes with his 50th goal of the year from the penalty spot, Marco Silva's team displayed resiliency.
The visitors took the lead again in the first half after Carlos Vinicius had leveled the score for the Cottagers, but it was a superb goal from Alvarez that gave Guardiola's team the three points.
The City manager complimented his strike partnership after Haaland's 34 league goals (tied with Alan Shearer and Andy Cole for the most goals in a single Premier League season) earned him plaudits.
"I was really impressed that he took the penalty with the strong mentality he has, and another goal helps us with Julian," Guardiola said.
Every time Julian plays, he gives us everything; he is amazing and assists us constantly.good goals and helpers. We now have two strikers available to us when we need someone in the penalty area thanks to Riyad (Mahrez) and the penalty assist he provided today.
Alvarez, a World Cup champion, has had a limited number of opportunities this year, but Guardiola suggested he might find a way to play both the 23-year-old and Haaland.
If you play nearly every game, Argentina may win the world championship. He said, "He has something special.
But it took a lot of effort to realize that perhaps there will be something in the future to encourage both of them to play. particularly in close games.
Tim Ream and Andreas Pereira's injuries put Fulham's season on hold for the rest of it.
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