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Match report
Pep Guardiola’s Manchester City kicked the defence of their Premier League title into gear in predictably dominant fashion on Friday evening.
This came courtesy of a comfortable downing of Vincent Kompany’s Burnley.
Erling Haaland, altogether unsurprisingly, proved the star of the show, picking up exactly where he left off after a record-breaking debut campaign in England.
The Norwegian took less than four minutes to open his account for the season, getting on the end of Rodri’s header back across goal to slot a fine left-footed volley into the corner of the Burnley net:
3 MINUTES IN…HAALAND SCORES! 🤯
That didn’t take long… pic.twitter.com/BhFgYETF5n
— Sky Sports Premier League (@SkySportsPL) August 11, 2023
And Haaland was back at it again half an hour later, driving another wonderful finish home off the underside of the crossbar:
DEVASTATING.
A DOUBLE for Erling Haaland, WOW! 😲🔥 pic.twitter.com/nICQtHdDNY
— Sky Sports Premier League (@SkySportsPL) August 11, 2023
City, from here, remained in full control of proceedings, meaning it came as little surprise when Rodri added to his earlier assist by way of a 3rd for the visitors.
It’s THREE for Manchester City! Rodri on the scoresheet 🌟💥 pic.twitter.com/KzeYytKJOR
— Sky Sports Premier League (@SkySportsPL) August 11, 2023
And this is how things finished at Turf Moor, marking a perfect return to Premier League action for treble winners Manchester City.
Player ratings
Burnley
James Trafford – 5
Connor Roberts – 5
Dara O’Shea – 5
Ameen Al-Dakhil – 4.5
Louis Beyer – 6
Luca Koleosho – 5
Sander Berge – 5
Josh Cullen – 5.5
Vitinho – 4.5
Zeki Amdouni – 6
Lyle Foster – 5.5
Substitutes: Anass Zaroury – 4, Jacob Bruun Larsen – 5, Manuel Benson – , Josh Brownhill – N/A
Manchester City
Ederson – 5.5
Kyle Walker – 6.5
Manuel Akanji – 6
Nathan Ake – 7
Rico Lewis – 6.5
Rodri – 9
Kevin De Bruyne – 5
Julian Alvarez – 7.5
Bernardo Silva – 5.5
Phil Foden – 5.5
Erling Haaland – 8.5
Substitutes: Mateo Kovacic – 5.5, Aymeric Laporte – N/A, Josko Gvardiol – N/A, Cole Palmer – N/A
Fan reaction
Erling Haaland is a freak just an absolute freak
— 𝑨𝒍𝒍𝒚 (@CFCAllyRhodes) August 11, 2023
Business as usual. pic.twitter.com/qAJdg0sjec
— City Report (@cityreport_) August 11, 2023
If not for Messi, Manchester City would have the top three for the Golden Ball: Rodri, De Bruyne and Haaland.
— Rafael Hernández (@RafaelH117) August 11, 2023
A fan at Turf Moor appeared to throw an object at Rico Lewis during the first half of Man City-Burnley. pic.twitter.com/N6UMXNNU9z
— ESPN FC (@ESPNFC) August 11, 2023
Sander Berge having 6 touches as midfielder? My brother in Christ, WHAT IS GOING ON
— Marrotti (@AliquamScripto) August 11, 2023
Pep Guardiola having words with Erling Haaland at the end of the first half 👀 pic.twitter.com/ML8nUeyh8I
— Sky Sports Premier League (@SkySportsPL) August 11, 2023
City will win this league no need to waste time
— Mbiti Mwondi MD (@mbiti_mwondi) August 11, 2023
📸 – Someone tried to enter the pitch, but they got him. pic.twitter.com/hgvCmQI2dP
— 𝐀𝐅𝐂 𝐀𝐉𝐀𝐗 💎 (@TheEuropeanLad) August 11, 2023
Rodri starting the season with a goal and an assist for Man City 🙌
Man City’s unsung hero, reliable as ever 🤩 pic.twitter.com/Q8ybxjVNmO
— 90min (@90min_Football) August 11, 2023
Record-breaking transfers and tug-of-wars for midfielders. £100m+ fees this summer.
Yet Rodri showing again tonight he’s in a league of one in that position. What a player.
— Mark Mann-Bryans (@MarkyMBryans) August 11, 2023
Burnley’s first red card this season Anass Zaroury pic.twitter.com/9hMOqY3g6u
— FC TV LIVE (@EPL_77) August 11, 2023
Vincent Kompany, Burnley players & staff behind the scenes have worked tirelessly to get back the club back into the Premier League.
First game of the season:
▪️ Burnley fan throws lighter at Rico Lewis
▪️ Burnley fan runs on pitch when Álvarez is one-on-oneJust increasing… pic.twitter.com/DNptCANX91
— Barstool Football (@StoolFootball) August 11, 2023
Stat roundup
Before today, no player had ever scored the first AND second goals of a Premier League season.
Then Erling Haaland happened 🪄 pic.twitter.com/ioYzINgwIZ
— B/R Football (@brfootball) August 11, 2023
Erling Haaland has now scored a brace in GW1 in his last four seasons:
◉ 20/21: ⚽️⚽️ vs. Gladbach
◉ 21/22: ⚽️⚽️ vs. Frankfurt
◉ 22/23: ⚽️⚽️ vs. West Ham
◉ 23/24: ⚽️⚽️ vs. BurnleyStarting as he means to go on… 🤖 pic.twitter.com/kX7Z4QBdZx
— Squawka Live (@Squawka_Live) August 11, 2023
Erling Haaland’s first-half by numbers vs Burnley:
9 touches
3 shots
2 passes completed
2 duels won
2 shots on target
2 goals
0.55 xGHe’s back. pic.twitter.com/K3s2xvw9Ze
— Squawka Live (@Squawka_Live) August 11, 2023
99 – Erling Haaland has now scored 99 goals in Europe’s top-five leagues, while he has scored at least one goal against 35 of the 40 teams he has faced with Borussia Dortmund and Manchester City in league football. Unstoppable. pic.twitter.com/CY1vYaHouD
— OptaJoe (@OptaJoe) August 11, 2023
Erling Haaland has now scored 100 goals in Europe’s top-five leagues:
🇩🇪 Dortmund: 63
🏴 Man City: 37Only Robert Lewandowski has scored more since Haaland made his debut in January 2020 (114). 🤖 pic.twitter.com/LQZArTF163
— Squawka (@Squawka) August 11, 2023
Erling Haaland’s game by numbers vs Burnley:
23 touches
10 passes completed
4 shots
3 duels won
2 chances created
2 shots on target
2 goals
0.6 xGPicking up where he left off. 🤖 pic.twitter.com/ZEzQl9BZ1e
— Squawka Live (@Squawka_Live) August 11, 2023
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