Manchester City, the champion favorite of the English Premier League, opened their season strongly.
In the English Premier League, Manchester City, who won the championship four times in a row, claimed a 2-0 away victory over Chelsea in Sunday’s top match.
The decider of the match was less surprisingly City’s Norwegian winger who was responsible for the winning goal Erling Haaland. As usual, Haaland didn’t have much fun on the ball, but in decisive situations the striker’s finishing ability is deafening. The final solution was struck by ex-Chelsea Mateo Kovacic. In a gentlemanly manner, he did not air his hit.
At the start of the match Chelsea gambler Raheem Sterling’s the situation spoke to the football crowd. The star striker was not included in the lineup at all. He has a contract with the London club that runs until the summer of 2027.
– The manager has to make decisions that people and players don’t like – that’s normal. It’s just a technical decision, nothing more. Let’s see what happens in the next few days, said the Chelsea manager Enzo Maresca According to Sky Sports.
A harsh aftertaste in Brentford’s win
Brentford’s star striker Ivan Toney was not in the team’s lineup when Brentford defeated Crystal Palace 2–1 in their home opener. The striker is the subject of fierce transfer rumours. The transfer window closes at the end of August.
In the 2022-2023 season, Toney scored 20 goals in a Brentford shirt. However, he missed the first half of last season after being banned for betting violations. Last season, in 17 matches, the goal net swung four times.
– There are a lot of things going on with Ivan, and there is transfer interest. Because of all that, we decided not to include him in the lineup, said the Brentford coach Thomas Frank for Sky Sports.