Haaland Magic Serves Manchester City -Sejr over Chelsea after Khusanov -Error | Premier League

After scoring in 68 minutes, Erling Haaland’s expression was pure box-office and who could blame him? Manchester City had hit the front, Chelsea was cowed, and relieved the main linen through Pep Guardiola.

The ruthless striker’s 18th Premier League goal of the season was a cute ceiling effort created over a recurring Robert Sánchez in the Chelsea goal: Haaland so the ball kissing the net and then offered a comic what –se-do-do-you-Expect face to the jubilant congregation.

It sealed three welcome points after 4-2 midsugkapitulation in Paris Saint-Germain and the poorest openings here from City’s new £ 33.8 million. Defender, Abdukodir Khusanov. In these strange times, Phil Foot’s late clinic was a philip. But who knows how City will work when he demands a result against Club Brugge to stay in Europe on Wednesday.

Khusanov’s nightmare took only three minutes to develop. At first he rated a jump and led air, not ball. This caused him to clap when he offered to recover, and a back of his head to Ederson was far too short. In Nicolas Jackson, whose deep outside-boot flick was easy to slip home for Noni Madueke.

The 20-year-old from Tashkent saw shellshocked close to tears. Guardiola had his head in his hands and wondered if it was fool to throw him right in. The verdict would have been undeniable if Cole Palmer had scored moments later from free-parlor Khusanov, who gave away to chop Chelsea midfielder.

Khusanov, who had been forced into the bad after handing over the former city player the ball, was booked by John Brooks – Guardiola, again, held his head – and manager and playing sighed with relief as palms sponged the set piece over.

Can a debut start worse for a defender purchased to help repair a team’s defensive diseases? After Maduekes strike, only Ederson had spoken to the new boy to offer comfort: the poor from the rest of the team.

Far better was Khusanov’s next act to block a point-blank Jadon Sancho effort after another Chelsea foray. At the other end, Omar Marmoush enjoyed a less hard time. Twice he made sharp breaks, though he was twice offside.

The Egyptian left Eintracht Frankfurt as Bundesliga’s second -leading goal scorer. When Joso Gardiol skimmed to his right foot, a touch of Marmoush’s scoring ability would have been a blessing as he blasted over Sánchez’s goal.

Chelsea had arrived with only one win – last week’s victory over Wolves – in their previous six league games, but padded around the grass and pinged the ball around, as if everyone had been victories. It was, until suddenly Sánchez steered an Ilkay Gündogan shot in the feet of Marmoush that ended, but was ruled – once again – offside.

Eventually, City took control. Then, with Guardiola demanding a forward ball, Mateo Kovacic tile to Gardiol, whose breast control took the left back ready. His flick went strictly wide, but the left back soon had the equalization.

This time, Gundogan played a front-to-back pass for Matheus Nunes who ran through the middle. When the ball pressed left after Marc Cucurella and Sánchez closed City’s right -back, Marauding Gardiol scored.

Guardiola, who opposed to replace Khusanov at half -time, saw more slurv when Gvardiol’s ball was too short for Gundogan in City’s defensive third. Chelsea failed to take advantage of this as they did moments later when Palmer was handed over. But here was the type of sluggish mistake that has cost the masters in their decline.

It must have been contagious when the next Levi Colwill missed Gundogan’s flying 30-yard passes, and Haaland galloped in. The striker has an artificial feature that has a feature of the ball on his left and a move in the trigger than it seems possible. But Sánchez saved, and Chelsea got away.

Khusanov’s debut-to-Glem was over after 54 minutes and on Jogged John Stones to replace centerback. The new signature has far better days, so the best thing to say is that he is not so red after the very early yellow card.

Gradually, the city exercised control. Chelsea was pushed back into an unwanted game of their defense against their hosts’ attacks.

Now came Haaland’s moment. Trevoh Chalobah fought under an Ederson -Punt, and No. 9 took over. Sánchez was amazed, was advanced, so the Norwegian coolly lobbed him. Then drank the recognition.

Late, the sixth goal of the foot came in six matches, assistant Haalands, the killer ends the playmaker’s after galloping through.