Erling Haaland became the second Manchester City player to score a brace on his Premier League debut, after now-retired legendary striker Sergio Aguero did so during a memorable substitute appearance against Swansea in 2011. The 22-year-old’s first foray in England’s top-tier was predictably devastating away at West Ham yesterday, but eyes will be on the encore.
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Liverpool 2-2 Manchester City: de Bruyne douses Reds’ hearts in thrilling second-half
Despite Manchester City’s initial dominance in the early exchanges, this game lived up to the billing: contentious officiating, big moments, goals aplenty before a goal-saving block in a second-half frenzy – finely poised and still could’ve swung either way until the final whistle. Continue reading “Liverpool 2-2 Manchester City: de Bruyne douses Reds’ hearts in thrilling second-half”
Nations League – Portugal 4-1 Croatia: Player Ratings as Santos’ side cruise to victory
Goals from Joao Cancelo, Diogo Jota, Joao Felix and Andre Silva in stoppage-time sealed an impressive 4-1 victory for Nations League winners Portugal – but they could have easily put Zlatko Dalic’s Croatia to the sword by half-time. Which individual players impressed while others struggled in Porto? Continue reading “Nations League – Portugal 4-1 Croatia: Player Ratings as Santos’ side cruise to victory”
Emre Can angry at UCL snub, while Juventus fail with late Zinchenko bid
Juventus midfielder Emre Can has revealed his anger after being left out of Maurizio Sarri’s 25-man squad for their Champions League group stage fixtures, while reports claim his club were also unsuccessful with a late approach for City’s versatile midfielder Oleksandr Zinchenko. Continue reading “Emre Can angry at UCL snub, while Juventus fail with late Zinchenko bid”
Moise Kean scores again, Stephy Mavididi makes Juventus debut in 2-1 loss
Moise Kean continued his excellent goalscoring form while former Arsenal youngster Stephy Mavididi made his competitive Juventus debut, during their surprise 2-1 away defeat by SPAL earlier this afternoon.
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Juventus 1-0 Inter: Mandzukic’s second-half header settles Derby D’Italia
Mario Mandzukic’s eighth goal of the campaign proved enough to secure an important three points on a record-equaling evening against a tricky Inter side in this season’s maiden Derby D’Italia. Continue reading “Juventus 1-0 Inter: Mandzukic’s second-half header settles Derby D’Italia”
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