"But Haaland opened the scoring with a downward header from Matheus Nunes' pinpoint cross after 41 minutes, capping a flowing, 25-pass move from Pep Guardiola's men. If City's first goal was all about the collective, their second resulted from two moments of individual genius. Rayan Cherki darted between Wharton and Will Hughes before timing his offload to perfection, with Phil Foden then picking out the bottom-right corner from 20 yards."
"Haaland neglected to take a penalty in City's 1-0 Wembley defeat to Palace in May, with Omar Marmoush being denied by Henderson. But on this occasion, the Norwegian took the ball and calmly sent the Eagles' goalkeeper the wrong way. Data Debrief: Foden on fire as City's patience pays off City had to be patient on Sunday, only managing four touches in Palace's box during the first half."
Manchester City defeated Crystal Palace 3-0 at Selhurst Park, reducing Arsenal's lead at the top to two points. Erling Haaland opened with a downward header from Matheus Nunes' pinpoint cross after a 25-pass build-up and later converted a penalty following a foul on substitute Savinho. Phil Foden scored the other goal after Rayan Cherki's incisive offload. Palace hit the woodwork through Yeremy Pino and Adam Wharton and applied pressure, but City’s patient possession and collective movement produced the decisive chances despite only managing four first-half touches in the opposition box.
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