A brace from Norwegian striker Erling Haaland opened Manchester City’s 3-0 win at Burnley on Friday, kicking off their English soccer title defense in the best possible way.
In the opening game of the 2023/24 edition of the English League, City, which had Bernardo Silva for the full 90 minutes, while Rúben Dias was left out due to injury, took the lead early on the scoreboard, when Haaland, top scorer of the last edition, he scored his first goal, just after four minutes, having expanded even in the first part, at 36.
The goal that closed the accounts of the game came in the final stretch of the match, through the mediation of Rodri, at 76 minutes.
With this victory, City is already at the top of the competition and is now waiting for what its main rivals do in the title race, in a round that will last until Monday, when it ends with the reception to Manchester United. , from the Portuguese Bruno Fernandes and Diogo Dalot, to Wolverhampton, in which José Sá, Nélson Semedo, Matheus Nunes, Pedro Neto, Toti Gomes, Fábio Silva and Daniel Podence form a line.
Source: TSF
