Manchester City · Community Shield · Defender · #6 · England · 25 yrs
Erling Haaland has got his season started with an incredible header to give Man City the lead vs Crystal Palace. The Norwegian had a quiet outing on the first game of the season against Bournemouth where City had to make a late comeback courtesy of goals from Marc Guehi and Josko Gvardiol. But you can’t […] The post Watch: Erling Haaland scores stunning header to put Man City ahead vs Crystal Palace appeared first on CaughtOffside.
Etihad Stadium has been the opposite of a happy hunting ground for Bournemouth, having tasted defeat on all 10 Premier League visits, plus an EFL Cup tie for good measure. Having never previously taken the lead there, the Cherries led this time from the 26th minute until the 84th, before two late goals proved their undoing. Marc Guehi was left unmarked at a corner for the second time in the game and made no mistake having spurned an earlier opportunity.
Former Bournemouth defender Joe Partington told BBC Radio Solent's Jordan Clark on the latest episode of Cherries: Unpicked that defensive set-pieces were the "catalyst" in Bournemouth's capitulation at Manchester City. Marc Guehi's 84th-minute equaliser - a free header in the area - sparked a City comeback as Enzo Maresca's side turned the opening game of Bournemouth's season on its head.
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