It was business as usual for Manchester City in its first match of the English Premier League season, as the defending champion beat Chelsea 2-0 on Sunday.
Somewhat unsurprisingly, it was superstar Erling Haaland who scored the team’s opener – the striker has now scored 91 goals in 100 appearances for Manchester City. The Norwegian powered past Chelsea’s defenders before dinking a fine finish over the onrushing goalkeeper to hand the visitors a first-half lead in the 18th minute. Mateo Kovačić then sealed the win in the 84th minute with a shot from distance, as City got the job done despite lacking some of its usual fluidity.
After racing into the box, Haaland held defender Marc Cucurella off with a strong right arm before chipping the ball over the onrushing Robert Sánchez in goal. Unlike many of his teammates, Haaland is coming into his third season at the club off the back of a solid preseason. While others were busy playing for their countries at the European Championship or Copa América, the 24-year-old was able to enjoy some time off before building his fitness back at City.
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