After a rather crazy end to the match, Manchester City got out of the Sheffield trap and won their third victory in a row.
After two convincing victories to start the championship, Manchester City moved on the lawn of Sheffield United, which for its part started with two defeats. Largely favorites on paper, the Cityzens flaunt their dominance from the start of the game and get several chances through Jack Grealish, Julian Alvarez and obviously Erling Haaland.
The Norwegian also thought he could find the fault on the penalty spot but saw his attempt hit the amount of Wesely Foderingham, already author of a huge match. Despite a clear domination and 14 shots attempted (against zero), the men of Pep Guardiola go back to the locker room without concretizing their domination.
Haaland forces the lock
It will be necessary to wait until the 63rd minute to see Erling Haaland open the scoring after a hard work from Grealish and score his 3rd goal of the season in the Premier League. But the Skyblues do not drive home the point despite new opportunities and end up being punished.
Who else but Erling Haaland to open the scoring against Sheffield? 🔵
With a surprise guest as a bonus on the celebration 😅#SHUMCI | #PremierLeague pic.twitter.com/AYgiNKTWGv
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After a failed backheel from Kyle Walker in his area, Jayden Bogle sends a heavy cross shot and allowed the Blades to equalize. Walker, furious with himself, will finally be at the origin of a totally crazy end to the match. It is indeed the Englishman who recovers the ball very high which will end up in the back of the net after a huge strike from Rodri, who restores the advantage to his team in the 88th minute.
Rodri’s exceptional strike to restore Manchester City’s lead in the 88th minute 😱#SHUMCI | #PremierLeague pic.twitter.com/8M3MSP55nA
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The Mancunians won after a totally crazy end to the match and continued their flawless performance at the start of the season. They are the only England team to have three wins in three games.
