Here are your Manchester City evening headlines for Saturday, August 27
Erling Haaland explains exactly why he's at Man City after match-winning hat-trick
It looked to be a case of same-old same-old for Manchester City on Saturday as they found themselves trailing at half-time to a familiar foe. Crystal Palace were living up to their bogey team reputation as they went into the interval 2-0 up.
The London side had taken points off City in three of their previous six meetings, but Erling Haaland made sure that history didn't repeat itself.
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The £51m summer signing scored a sensational second-half hat-trick to earn City a 4-2 win, after Bernardo Silva had pulled one back for the Blues with a deflected effort.
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Pep Guardiola explains how Erling Haaland will make Phil Foden think differently at Man City
Pep Guardiola is not bothered by Phil Foden failing to find Erling Haaland in the box in recent matches.
Foden passed up a golden opportunity to square the ball for a Haaland tap-in against Bournemouth before a less obvious opportunity against Newcastle.
He shot both times instead and, having failed to beat the goalkeeper, has attracted the ire of some fans online for his decisions.
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