A Penalty Transformed by Ivorian Yaya Toure Unblocked the Manchester City Situation against Hull City

A penalty transformed by Ivorian Yaya Toure fifteen minutes from the end of the match against Hull City unblocked the panorama for Manchester City (0-3), who until then was unable to showcase their superiority against the last-place team.
With no margin for error due to the previous victories of all the teams at the top of the Premier League, including the leader Chelsea against Bournemouth (3-0) and Arsenal against West Bromwich (1-0), Pep Guardiola's team found the formula only in the final stretch when an unnecessary tackle from Andrew Robertson on Raheem Sterling was penalized with a penalty, transformed by Touré.
Even without Argentine Sergio Kun Agüero, who was serving a suspension, Manchester City pressured their rival during the first minutes. They dominated the ball, as usual, and tested the strength of a team that has now gone seven matches without a win, with five defeats and two draws. Mike Phelan's team has not earned three points in a Premier League match since they won against Southampton on November 6th.
Guardiola lost central defender John Stones in the 18th minute. Afterwards, his team had their clearest chance at the start of the second half, with a shot against the post by Belgian Kevin De Bruyne.
City, lacking precision, lost control of the match. After an hour of play, Hull had their chance with a header from Michael Dawson, and a poor exit from goalkeeper Claudio Bravo on the goal line prevented Frenchman Bacary Sagna from scoring.
By then, Guardiola had already decided to bring on Nigerian Kelechi Iheanacho, who replaced Nolito. It was the African attacker who sealed the match by scoring an open goal after a cross from the right by David Silva.
In added time, an own goal by Curtis Davies in a play involving Sterling increased City's lead and tarnished the home team's performance, anchored in last place, four points away from safety.
The victory leaves Manchester City in second place in the table, awaiting the match that Liverpool will play against Stoke City on Tuesday. The 'citizens' are seven points behind leaders Chelsea and two points ahead of Liverpool and Arsenal. Tottenham, who will close out the 18th round on Wednesday against Southampton, and Manchester United, who won against Sunderland, are four points behind.