Manchester City

Erling Haaland got two goals on the way to the victory, after Bernardo Silva opened the scoring with a fine goal.

Absolutely brilliant in the second-half. Absolutely brilliant performance. Manchester City had to come back from two goals down for the second game in a row against Crystal Palace, but this time they got the three points.

Manchester City Women's finished off their pre-season preperations with a 1-1 draw with Liverpool in a behind-closed doors friendly at the Academy Stadium.

Kick-off will be at 19:00 (UK). [Julie Blakstad](https://www.mancity.com/players/julie-blakstad) played Castellanos through on goal, beating the offside trap but the Venezuelan striker couldn't grab her second goal of the game, dragging a left-footed shot wide. [Mary Fowler](https://www.mancity.com/players/mary-fowler) found space on the left-hand side, picking out Angeldahl at the back post but the midfielder directed her header wide of the post. [Gareth Taylor](https://www.mancity.com/players/gareth-taylor)'s side continued to be on top and came close to an eye-catching leveler when [Laura Coombs](https://www.mancity.com/players/laura-coombs) picked up the ball from deep, striding forwards before taking a long-range strike at goal that forced Laws into a good save. [Deyna Castellanos](https://www.mancity.com/players/deyna-castellanos) tapped in a rebound after seeing her penalty saved, and we were in control for much of the game as we looked to round off pre-season with a win. But Liverpool equalised in the closing stages, with Emma Koivisto heading home a corner to deny us the win and see us share the spoils with the Reds.

Crystal Palace went 2-0 up before Erling Haaland struck a 19-minute second-half hat-trick to lead Manchester City to a 4-2 home victory.

Haaland’s second, which put City 3-2 up, finished a pinball-like sequence that twice involved Silva and a scuffed Stones effort that allowed the lethal 22-year-old to prod home. The referee did award a foul for this and home boos ensued as Palace’s goalkeeper dawdled over the restart. Eze, though, was a reasonable deputy, troubling City’s backline when Palace used the same breakaway tactics. The striker scored a scintillating 19-minute hat-trick that featured the equaliser and goals that sealed victory as the champions came from two behind for a fourth time in their past six competitive games. At this stage City were toothless and required cooler heads than the one Haaland showed when booting Andersen’s. While the referee, Darren England, awarded a foul – maybe against a high leg from Édouard – VAR, at least, might have intervened as the goal appeared legitimate.

The Premier League season is well and truly underway due to every side three games in now with Manchester City opening up the campaign in impressive goal ...

De Bruyne showing that he is not all about assist with a precise outside the foot finish running into the box. A cool first-time finish to show that he absolutely can do it in England. This goal showed a whole other side to Manchester City that they will only develop further with Haaland in the side. Haaland at his best running in-behind and De Bruyne finding him with ease on his Premier League debut. An emphatic strike set up by Haaland which showed he has more to his game that just scoring. It was a cross to back post and a knockdown for Haaland to fire in.

Erling Haaland scored his first goal in front of the City faithful them very quickly turned things into a hat trick as City put a subpar first half behind them.

City even were able to dispel hope that Palace would get back into things as Haaland finished his hat trick in the 81st minute taking a stranglehold on the golden boot race by scoring his sixth goal of the season. Good teams are goal hungry teams and City could see their opportunity to turn the game on its head, only taking eight minutes for Haaland to get another. An Eberechi Eze free kick found Joachim Andersen unmarked in the box for his first Crystal Palace goal and little did Crystal Palace know that this would be their high point of the match. Erling Haaland scored his first goal in front of the City faithful them very quickly turned things into a hat trick as City put a subpar first half behind them. On another day, the story of the mach could have been City's lack of depth at center back thanks to Stones' struggles compoundigg Nathan Ake's performances earlier in the season, but defense only matters so much when you have a goal hungry striker like Haaland on your team. Guardiola targeted Richards' side to good effect after Bernardo's opening goal in the 53rd minute.

Etihad Airways has close ties to Manchester City FC. As well as having been the team's kit sponsor since 2009, the Abu Dhabi-based UAE flag carrier's name ...

[TJDarmstadt via Flickr](https://flickr.com/photos/152414129@N08/39956611433/in/photolist-hrV1qv-Z4b1g7-fyCGzQ-qkHw1V-cgmg6Y-7wgEtY-aeJk77-f86uCr-nrZwXs-BVub92-PSWh95-27s6DdF-UD1nz9-UFWdDT-e73ja5-ghMHqn-ghMHqH-23SQ5vF-fnfqmz-e77cnm-e6WqLt-e735nQ-7wetuG-o4aJ1G-aeJkxq) [Boeing](https://simpleflying.com/tag/boeing/) 787-9 'Dreamliner' in the club's colors. Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (KUL) is next on the list, tied with Manchester itself on 36 visits apiece in the last 12 months. This layout accommodates 262 economy class passengers seated nine-abreast (3-3-3), as well as 28 lucky users of four-abreast (1-2-1) business class flatbeds. [ch-aviation.com](https://www.ch-aviation.com/), kept this livery for the rest of its career. According to data from [ATDB.aero](https://atdb.aero/), this 2005-built twinjet had previously worn another sport-themed livery, namely one promoting [Formula One](https://simpleflying.com/tag/formula-one/)'s Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, from May 2009.

Erling Haaland scored his first hat-trick in English football as Manchester City fought back from two goals down to extend our unbeaten start to the Premier ...

"Today we were lucky to come back. [Ederson](https://www.mancity.com/players/ederson), Walker, [Stones](https://www.mancity.com/players/john-stones), Dias, Cancelo ( [Gundogan](https://www.mancity.com/players/ilkay-gundogan) 61’), [Rodrigo](https://www.mancity.com/players/rodrigo), [Bernardo](https://www.mancity.com/players/bernardo-silva), [De Bruyne](https://www.mancity.com/players/kevin-de-bruyne) (C) ( [Palmer](https://www.mancity.com/players/cole-palmer) 89'), [Mahrez](https://www.mancity.com/players/riyad-mahrez) (Alvarez 61’), [Foden](https://www.mancity.com/players/phil-foden), Haaland (Gomez 83’). [De Bruyne](https://www.mancity.com/players/kevin-de-bruyne) electing to go short from a corner, [Bernardo](https://www.mancity.com/players/bernardo-silva), Julian Alvarez and [Stones](https://www.mancity.com/players/john-stones) were all involved in an intricate passing move that evaded every Palace player before Haaland tapped in from two yards out. [Bernardo](https://www.mancity.com/players/bernardo-silva) followed up his impressive performance at Newcastle with another fine outing, but it was Haaland that stole the show against the Eagles. [Foden](https://www.mancity.com/players/phil-foden)’s curling cross from the left, levelling with a deft header, whilst he popped up in the right place to complete a trademark [Guardiola](https://www.mancity.com/players/pep-guardiola) move that put City back in front. [Foden](https://www.mancity.com/players/phil-foden)’s pinpoint delivery and the 22-year-old quickly doubled his tally when he tapped in at the far post to finish off a well-worked corner routine that put [Guardiola](https://www.mancity.com/players/pep-guardiola)’s side in front. "I had a feeling that we are able in a short time period to put a lot of players and with the mentality we have, we are able to score goals in a few minutes. [Stones](https://www.mancity.com/players/john-stones)’ knee and beyond [Ederson](https://www.mancity.com/players/ederson). [Stones](https://www.mancity.com/players/john-stones) caught unawares as the cross flicked off both Kevin [De Bruyne](https://www.mancity.com/players/kevin-de-bruyne) and [Kyle Walker](https://www.mancity.com/players/kyle-walker) before bouncing into his leg, but the same could not be said as Palace doubled their lead in emphatic fashion in the 21st minute. [Gundogan](https://www.mancity.com/players/ilkay-gundogan)’s precise through ball and holding off the attentions of Joel Ward before calmly slotting into the bottom left corner to complete a thrilling turnaround. [Stones](https://www.mancity.com/players/john-stones) own goal and Joachim Andersen’s towering header had put Palace in control at half-time, but [Bernardo](https://www.mancity.com/players/bernardo-silva) Silva reduced the deficit with his 50th goal for the Club before Haaland’s heroics turned the game on its head to send City temporarily top of the table before Arsenal's win over Fulham. [Bernardo](https://www.mancity.com/players/bernardo-silva), who drove inside Tyrick Mitchell and beat Vicente Guaita with a low strike that deflected off Jeffrey Schlupp.

City got an early scare from Crystal Palace at the Etihad, surrendering a John Stones own goal in the fourth minute, and a header from Joachim Andersen midway ...

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Pep Guardiola has warned his Manchester City side they can't always rely on great comebacks if they continue to allow opponents early goals.

'I would like to say the win was thanks to my brilliant ideas but Erling has done things like this since he was born. 'The fault for the first goal, Eddie has to deal with the initial ball, to take responsibility,' he said. We won this game but it is important to learn the lesson.

JOE BERNSTEIN AT THE ETIHAD: Manchester City showed their credentials to be Premier League champions as they fought back from two goals down to beat Crystal ...

The hug between manager and star striker was genuine. The hat-trick goal showed off Haaland's speed and power. City were a different animal in the second half. He never runs away from the game, for a striker it is incredible. The other City scare came when Haaland raised a boot that caught Andersen in the head requiring treatment for the centre-half. When Edouard raised his foot to block Ederson's clearance, the ball dropped for Ayew to roll in for what he thought was 3-0. 'I saw his body language when we were 2-0 down and how he encouraged his mates. Vieira was again diplomatic: 'I don't want to spend too much time on it. We did that and got the result. 'In the end, we scored four goals, that is a really good thing. 'I haven't had a chance to look at it. But when we play at home we shouldn't concede early goals.

A fantastic hat-trick from Erling Haaland helped Manchester City recover from two goals down against Crystal Palace to secure a dramatic 4-2 comeback.

After completely being out of the game in the first half, Haaland has his third of the second half! Some fantastic one-touch football in the box following a corner sees Bernardo find Stones, and the defender plays in Haaland, albeit with a scuffed shot, and the striker has the easiest of tap-ins! It's Joachim Andersen who heads in from an Ebere Eze corner from the right hand side and City are once again done from a set-piece! He then showed just how good his turn of pace is in behind and the strength he has to hold off defenders for his third and final goal. It was a case of deja vu for Manchester City in the first half, as Crystal Palace's two-goal lead surely brought back flashbacks of last season's defeat to the Eagles at the Etihad Stadium. City completed the comeback ten minutes later, as Haaland took his first chance of the game to head in Phil Foden’s cross beyond Vicente Guaita at the far post.

Four games, six goals and a Premier League hat-trick - is Erling Haaland the man to fire Manchester City to Champions League glory?

Amazing feeling to score a hat-trick." Everywhere he has been he has scored goals." "For so long, City had been playing without that focal striker. "As a striker it is incredible. 20 "He came for that.

It wasn't easy as Manchester City defeated Crystal Palace 4-2 on Saturday, as Pep Guardiola's side went in 2-0 down at half time, before Erling Haaland ...

Hopefully, he can be happy." "The numbers for this guy are beyond belief. "He is a lovely person. He is always involved. You have to be patient and have more runners. It gives him more space.

Erling Haaland scored a 19 minute hat-trick for Manchester City today, and is comfortably the leagues top goal scorer. In comparison to when ...

The quality of player behind him is adding to the heights the striker can truly reach in world football. His class is evident every time he steps onto the pitch, and his strength was almost super human for Manchester City's third goal today. Erling Haaland really could break the record for most goals in a single Premier League season.

Manchester City have conceded five goals in the last two games against Newcastle United and Crystal Palace, but this trend of going behind in games goes ...

The theme goes back to the end of last season, and it nearly cost Manchester City the league. The last two games of the season saw them fall two down to West Ham United and Aston Villa, and both times have to come back to win or draw the games. Manchester City have conceded five goals in the last two games against Newcastle United and Crystal Palace, but this trend of going behind in games goes back to the end of last season too.

Manhester City star Erling Haaland says he's just getting started after scoring first Premier League hat-trick against Crystal Palace.

We had to listen to the manager." He also had time to joke that his first goal will be to catch father Alfie Haaland's personal tally of 18 goals. It was about small adjustments and we did that and got results. Haaland said: "Of course it takes time but I know it will come and get even better. He’s also an incredible humble guy." How many games he has in his career and goals – astonishing.

Haaland scored a header, a tap-in and then exactly the sort of goal you expect him to deliver for Manchester City.

The third one was fairly transitional but it came from City knocking it about at the back until Foden, in a deep role, turned the ball around the corner and found Gundogan in space to drive forward. The Kevin De Bruyne-Haaland supply line wasn’t in operation at all, City barely had open space to break into, and Haaland coped just fine. He doesn’t shoot, he put the ball in the net, soft, left, poof, where the keeper cannot save it,” said Guardiola. “We spoke about that: put the ball to his feet between the central defenders. he put the ball in the net. [Manchester City](https://theathletic.com/football/team/manchester-city/) sign [Erling Haaland](https://theathletic.com/football/player/erling-haaland-UqdITFAwdmIrBQfd/) for? That is the kind of goal you expect him to score for City and the most obvious difference Haaland could make. As for the second, maybe any City player could have scored it. The answer was nothing. In the first half, “I was like, ‘Fucking hell, I agree with you!’.” And Pep Guardiola says that’s exactly what he told him when he was substituted after bagging his first [Premier League](https://theathletic.com/football/premier-league/) hat-trick.

Bernardo Silva pulled one back less than 10 minutes into the second half before Haaland struck thrice in the space of 20 minutes to help the Premier League ...

[John Stones](https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=2ahUKEwjBr5Lcuun5AhUHQEEAHUFTDmMQFnoECAYQAQ&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sportbible.com%2Fjohn-stones&usg=AOvVaw2B_RpqByZke_3eJC3sIF0S) and a Joachim Andersen header saw [Pep Guardiola](https://www.sportbible.com/pep-guardiola)'s men go two down with less than 30 minutes played, an impressive second half comeback inspired by [Erling Haaland](https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=2ahUKEwjc6LDduun5AhUBiVwKHd9dBfIQFnoECAoQAQ&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sportbible.com%2Ferling-haaland&usg=AOvVaw088autLcFQHNqdKRzl_nDj) saw the hosts take all three points against Patrick Vieira's side. Not only is that an ominous sign for their prospects of becoming Premier League champions thrice in a row, but also in a competition that ebbs and flows as much as the Champions League. While the goals came down to a culmination of the shift in tactics and Erling Haaland’s individual brilliance, the change in shape is what set the blueprint for a spectacular comeback win. On the ball as well, Stones was typically brave in terms of carrying the ball out of defence and breaking the lines on plenty of occasions. After a rough outing against Allan Saint-Maximin last week and the concession of a freak own goal in the fourth minute against Crystal Palace, John Stones could have felt as if the world was against him and imploded as the game wore on. As Silva did in the 53rd minute, as his long-range effort outside the box was deflected into the back of the net to give the nervy Etihad faithful a much-needed lift.