The Sky Sports football writers analyse Sunday's action on the opening weekend of the 2024/25 Premier League season.
'Top-class' Kovacic enables Man City to overcome Rodri hurdleChelsea's three-man midfield against Manchester City cost the club a combined £255m, and yet it was a former player of theirs who looked the most convincing in a City shirt as his side triumphed 2-0. Mateo Kovacic made 221 appearances during a five-year spell at Stamford Bridge, but he impressed in the absence of Rodri at the base of Guardiola's midfield.
Part of his joviality was fuelled by the encouragement of what he had just witnessed in Toney's absence. Yoane Wissa picked up where he left off last season in the 2-1 win over Crystal Palace, netting a 13th Premier League goal since the start of the last campaign.
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