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Match report
Premier League champions Manchester City kept their fine start to the season alive and kicking on Wednesday night, courtesy of a dominant win over Nottingham Forest.
Pep Guardiola’s troops, of course, were back in action a short time ago.
Aware that they could nary afford dropped points amid their ongoing pursuit of table-topping Arsenal, the Sky Blues welcomed newly-promoted Forest to the Etihad.
And, when all was said and done, keep the pressure on the Gunners is precisely what City went on to do.
An utterly rampant display ultimately culminated in the evening’s hosts emerging on the right side of a 6-0 scoreline.
Erling Haaland proved the undisputed star of the show, notching a first-half hat-trick to take his tally for the Premier League season to an eye-watering nine goals.
This Erling Haaland lad is pretty good, eh? 😂🤣😂 pic.twitter.com/IYAK5T4ple
— Football on BT Sport (@btsportfootball) August 31, 2022
Simply beautiful! 🤤
João Cancelo whips in a majestic fourth for Manchester City! pic.twitter.com/jNCw1nhjEk
— Football on BT Sport (@btsportfootball) August 31, 2022
Player ratings
Manchester City
Ederson – 6
Kyle Walker – 6.5
John Stones – 7
Ruben Dias – 6.5
Joao Cancelo – 7.5
Rodri – 6.5
Bernardo Silva – 7
Ilkay Gundogan – 7
Julian Alvarez – 9
Phil Foden – 7
Erling Haaland – 9.5
Nottingham Forest
Dean Henderson – 4
Neco Williams – 5.5
Joe Worrall – 4
Cheikhou Kouyaté – 4
Scott McKenna – 5
Renan Lodi – 5
Ryan Yates – 4.5
Remo Freuler – 5
Lewis O’Brien – 5.5
Morgan Gibbs-White – 5
Brennan Johnson – 4
Social media highlights
Erling Haaland has now scored more Premier League goals than Harry Kane in the month of August.
It only took him 5 games 🙃 pic.twitter.com/qMRqkaOwCj
— ESPN UK (@ESPNUK) August 31, 2022
Haaland. The farmer from the so called farmers league easily harvesting in the big league
— Saddick Adams (@SaddickAdams) August 31, 2022
David De Gea this season thus far: 7 goals conceded
Dean Henderson this game thus far: 6 goals conceded
But but crosses claimed 1!!1!1!1!
— hey yo (@widmingbaer) August 31, 2022
9 – Erling Haaland has scored nine goals in his first five @premierleague appearances, a new competition record, surpassing Mick Quinn and Sergio Agüero (both 8). Incredible. pic.twitter.com/t2mrT5bWWZ
— OptaJoe (@OptaJoe) August 31, 2022
That Alvarez looks good as well. Shame United didn’t listen to Rangnick
— Mark Goldbridge (@markgoldbridge) August 31, 2022
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