Haaland had not been in contact with the ball until the 19th minute in his home debut against Bournemouth. The Norwegian’s first touch on the ball should still be very effective. The 22-year-old was played the wrong way, with a man behind him, when he passed the ball to Ilkay Gündogan. The German was ice cold alone with the goalkeeper and scored 1-0 for the home team. – It was his first touch, former footballer and Sky Sports commentator Paul Merson exclaimed about the Haaland assist. – We haven’t seen much of Haaland so far. Here he shows that he can not only score, but also assist. Sensitive, said Viaplay expert Tor Ole Skullerud. The goal was to be the start of a demonstration of power by Manchester City – who won the match 4-0. JUBILEE: Haaland could celebrate with the rest of his teammates after Ilkay Gündogan’s 1-0 goal. Photo: CRAIG BROUGH / Reuters Cursed Guardiola It was a smiling Haaland who entered the turf in Manchester for his home debut. The Norwegian should also have a lot to be happy about in the first half, despite the fact that he was robbed of a huge scoring chance initially. Phil Foden chose to shoot himself when he could play to Haaland who was standing alone in front of an open goal. – Almost unforgivable. It is a bad choice, said expert Skullerud. – Foden could only play it to Haaland, said Paul Merson. City coach Pep Guardiola was clearly pissed off on the sidelines when Foden did not choose to play for Haaland. The Englishman was also replaced at half-time. Dream period Foden had to partially make up for himself when he scored the 3-0 goal for the home team before being replaced. FRIENDS: Haaland congratulated Foden after the 3-0 score. Photo: CRAIG BROUGH / Reuters Just before, Kevin De Bruyne had doubled the lead for the hosts with a lovely solo performance. – It’s so easy to play and so lovely to watch, Skullerud said of the Belgian’s goal, who put the ball into the goal with the outside of his right foot. The second half was to be a pure transport leg for Manchester City. Haaland had a great opportunity to add to the 4-0 quarter before the end, but put the ball wide of the goal. Soon after, he was replaced. Thus, Haaland was unable to follow up his dream debut against West Ham, where he scored two goals. Bournemouth struggled to keep up for large parts of the game, and ten minutes before the end, Jefferson Lerma put the ball into his own net. It was also the last score of the game and Manchester won 4–0 in their first home game of the season. City thus tops the table after two league rounds. The next round awaits Newcastle away. Bournemouth, in turn, welcome Martin Ødegaard and Arsenal next weekend.
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