Manchester City defeated relegation-threatened Leeds 2-1 in order to keep their title challenge alive. Ilkay Gundogan scored twice but missed a penalty.
In the 19th and 27th minutes at the Etihad Stadium, the German midfielder swept home from the edge of the box to set the champions on course for what appeared to be an easy triumph.
After City missed numerous opportunitiesErling Haaland twice hit the woodwork and Joel Robles denied GundoganRodrigo offered Leeds a glimmer of hope in the closing minutes of Sam Allardyce's first game in charge of Leeds.
With four games left, the hosts held on to win, moving them four points ahead of Arsenal in the Premier League. However, manager Pep Guardiola will be concerned that the deal was not completely sealed.
Because of their domination, City had almost brought the game to a standstill until Rodrigo's goal in the 85th minute.
That gives Allardyce some hope, even though Leeds was thoroughly outplayed for the entirety of the game despite his four substitutions, which included Robles for Illan Meslier.
As a result of City's strong start and Guardiola's team's numerous threats, it came as little surprise when City scored after 19 minutes.
Before Gundogan passed into the bottom corner from the edge of the area after Riyad Mahrez cut inside, Kevin De Bruyne had a shot blocked, Julian Alvarez fired over, Haaland was denied by Robles, and Julian Alvarez fired over.
Mahrez then nearly missed with his own shot, and then Leeds-born Haaland, who had been set up by De Bruyne's excellent lay-off after Gundogan had pushed the ball into the area, missed wide of the mark.
A second goal appeared certain because Leeds were visibly suffering, and it came in a similar way to the first when Mahrez cut inside and again found Gundogan 18 yards away. The German chose the opposing corner this time, clipping the ball into the goal.
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