Manchester City prolonged their good begin to the Premier League season as Rodri sealed a dramatic 2-1 win towards Sheffield United after Erling Haaland scored as soon as and missed a penalty for the champions on Sunday. Haaland drove a primary half spot-kick towards the submit earlier than his header put City in entrance after the break at Bramall Lane. City have been at risk of squandering the factors when Jayden Bogle equalised towards the run of play with simply 5 minutes left. But Rodri saved City with a blistering strike three minutes later as Pep Guardiola’s facet moved to the highest of the desk after a 3rd successive victory. City’s newest success was achieved with out Guardiola, who was watching on tv whereas he recuperates after again surgical procedure in Barcelona.

The City boss was in fixed contact together with his assistant Juanma Lillo, who took the reins at Bramall Lane and also will be in cost for the champions’ conflict with Fulham on Saturday.

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Guardiola’s rehabilitation can have been aided by the information that City can thrive in his absence.

Although he achieved it from afar, it was a landmark victory for Guardiola, who now has 200 league wins with City in simply 269 video games, beating the earlier Premier League document of 326 matches to succeed in that milestone set by Jose Mourinho in 2020.

For the primary time since 2016, City have opened a season with three consecutive league wins in an ominous assertion to their title rivals that final season’s treble triumph has not sated their urge for food for fulfillment.

City ought to have gone forward within the thirty sixth minute when Julian Alvarez‘s cross was blocked by John Egan’s out-stretched arm.

But Haaland hammered his penalty towards the submit. The Norwegian stood with a glance of disbelief etched on his face because the ball rebounded to security.

It was Haaland’s first penalty miss within the Premier League after scoring his earlier seven.

When Haaland steered one other good probability large from Kyle Walker‘s cross, it regarded like a day to overlook for the striker.

Haaland was denied once more from Mateo Kovacic‘s move, his close-range chip clawed away by Wes Foderingham.

But Haaland lastly rewarded City’s territorial dominance within the 63rd minute, rising above Jack Robinson on the far submit to go his third aim this season from Jack Grealish‘s teasing cross.

City have been cruising however Blades substitute Bogle snatched a shock equaliser within the eighty fifth minute.

Playing towards the membership he supported as a boy, Walker was responsible of a useless backheel inside his personal space, prolonging a United assault that climaxed with Bogle’s fierce shot deflecting in off Nathan Ake.

City responded fantastically and regained the lead three minutes when Rodri lashed into the highest nook from 12 yards after Walker redeemed himself by profitable again possession outdoors the United space.

Aston Villa powered to a 3-1 win at Burnley as Matty Cash’s double prolonged a outstanding aim spree from Unai Emery’s facet.

After dropping 5-1 at Newcastle of their season opener, Villa had rebounded by routing Everton 4-0 and crushing Hibernian 5-0.

They made it 12 targets in three video games.

Burnley have misplaced their first two video games this time period.

John McGinn’s eighth minute move discovered Ollie Watkins and his cross was completely weighted for Cash to complete with aplomb from close-range.

Cash netted once more within the twentieth minute, smashing residence after a swift alternate of passes with Moussa Diaby.

In the forty seventh minute, Burnley’s Lyle Foster fired residence to turn into the primary South African to attain a Premier League aim since Steven Pienaar netted for Everton in 2013.

But Diaby ended Burnley’s rebellion within the 61st minute with a medical end from Lucas Digne‘s reduce.

Later on Sunday, Newcastle and Liverpool meet at St James’ Park in an intriguing conflict between two sides with title ambitions.

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