Twitter Reacts as Manchester City Complete Dramatic Comeback at Watford

Manchester City completed a stunning comeback to beat Watford 2-1 and remain within three points of Arsenal at the top of the Premier League table.

City defender Eliaquim Mangala struggled to deal with Watford's strike partnership of Troy Deeney and Odion Ighalo in an otherwise uneventful first half:

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Deeney and Ighalo causing City big problems already. Spurs went three at the back here to combat them. But that's not the Pellegrini way...

— Jack Pitt-Brooke (@JackPittBrooke) January 2, 2016"

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I reckon the biggest threat to Ozil's position at the top of the assists chart will come from Mangala.

— Paddy Power (@paddypower) January 2, 2016"

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Would take Kompany on crutches over a fit Mangala! pic.twitter.com/IdVG6Joqq0

— The 2 Robbies (@The2RobbiesNBC) January 2, 2016"

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Eliaquim Mangala is an absolute disgrace for a title-challenging club. Abysmal.

— Daniel Storey (@danielstorey85) January 2, 2016"

But the game picked up once Aleksandar Kolarov deflected Ben Watson's corner into his own net:

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Striker's finish from Kolarov

— Tom Williams (@tomwfootball) January 2, 2016"

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Some header from Kolarov. Adjusted the flight of the ball by just enough so it was out of Joe Hart's reach.

— Paddy Power (@paddypower) January 2, 2016"

It was a goal to celebrate for City's title rivals, Arsenal:

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#Arsenal fans watching #watfordfc take the lead against #mcfc. pic.twitter.com/N2fvAhhWTz

— Bleacher Report UK (@br_uk) January 2, 2016"

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Watford got me like… pic.twitter.com/F0ZsEXCl22

— Sean Swaby (@seanswaby) January 2, 2016"

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Fair play to Arsenal if they do win it. All it has taken is for literally everyone else to be totally hopeless and incapable of challenging.

— ray fox (@vinfox) January 2, 2016"

Watford seemed to be cruising towards another impressive victory before Yaya Toure drew City level after 80 minutes with a sublime volley from Kevin De Bruyne's corner:

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#watfordfc 1-1 #mcfc Just a casual sublime finish on the volley from Yaya Toure. pic.twitter.com/TLFsvUECyR

— Bleacher Report UK (@br_uk) January 2, 2016"

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Some range of technique to Yaya's finishes. The ball comes off his boot in ways you wouldn't expect.

— Miguel Delaney (@MiguelDelaney) January 2, 2016"

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Yaya ya ya Yaya ya ya Yaya ya ya Yaya Toure 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾

— Trevor Sinclair (@trevor8sinclair) January 2, 2016"

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Yaya Toure wakes up in the last 10 minutes like a badly anaesthetised hernia patient.

— Duncan Alexander (@oilysailor) January 2, 2016"

And Manuel Pellegrini's side completed a dramatic turnaround four minutes later when Sergio Aguero rose the highest to meet Bacary Sagna's perfect cross:

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80’: #watfordfc 1-0 #mcfc 84’: #watfordfc 1-2 #mcfc pic.twitter.com/EzjjdDyf4h

— Bleacher Report UK (@br_uk) January 2, 2016"

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Amazing header for Aguero, reminiscent of his goal in the FA Cup semi v Chelsea in 2013.

— Jack Pitt-Brooke (@JackPittBrooke) January 2, 2016"

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What a cross. What a header.

— Daniel Storey (@danielstorey85) January 2, 2016"

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Yessssssssssssssss @aguerosergiokun

— Samir Nasri Official (@SamNasri19) January 2, 2016"

...Much to the dismay of everyone connected with Arsenal:

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Toure and Aguero strike as City come from behind to lead 2-1 at Watford. pic.twitter.com/CDmD0cnjej

— Eurosport UK (@Eurosport_UK) January 2, 2016"

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Arsenal fans reaction pic.twitter.com/5mXuqV4gpp

— Troll Football (@TrollFootball) January 2, 2016"

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