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Live updates from Selhurst Park as Crystal Palace and Manchester City face off.
“For sure he’s happy. His performance, for me, was very good, not because of the two goals but the way he worked off the ball.
“He has to press. He was in charge, when Palace had the ball, of Wharton and I think his game was a complete game, on the ball and off the ball.”
Crystal Palace boss Pierre Sage: “The bad moment is the 3-1. We came back. We lost our hope in this situation. Before that we had a lot of chances which we missed. Against a team like this you need to be at your top.
Man City midfielder Elliot Anderson asked about Cherki’s goals: “I’m just sat back watching. I see this every day since I’ve joined, him, Phil… they’ve got so much talent. It’s no surprise, to be honest. The talent they have is scary.”
Rayan Cherki was not as impressed with his performance as everyone else was…
“My performance was so-so.
“When I see Enzo wants to change me, I don’t like that, and I need to show them I want to play, I want to score, I want to give an assist to Erling. Today I didn’t give a lot of balls to him but next time I want to give him a lot of balls.”
Some sublime goals on show today and Manchester City looking like their old selves once again.
Haaland and Cherki both at the double and some sublime football on an excellent night for City. A Donnarumma own goal caused some worry in the second half, but City were never in any real danger.
Five minutes to go and City are still well on top.
Many may have been nervous after the first two weeks of their season, but they have looked like a top side today against Europa League Crystal Palace.
Haaland fires home from a tight angle for his second of the game.
McAidoo almost adds a fourth.
The youngster bends a shot from the edge of the box just wide.
Rayan Cherki and Elliot Anderson make way for for Ayyoub Bouaddi and Ryan McAidoo.
The Moroccan is ready to come on for his Manchester City debut after joining from Lille this week.
One of the advertising hoardings is down after being hit by a ball during the game. Certainly a rare sight.
Palace are not done yet.
Yeremy Pino drives into the area but his cross just evades everyone in the box, but it’s a chance.
Ever since his first goal the Frenchman has been on fire.
Every time he gets the ball he is on the front foot looking to hurt the Palace defence.
Evann Guessand replaces Jorgen Strand-Larsen
Another Cherki stunner.
He fires from 25 yards out, Henderson gets a hand to it, but cannot stop it hitting the back of the net.
Donnarumma has it in the back of his own net.
A Yeremy Pino free kick is almost perfect, but hits the bar before cannoning back in off the Italian’s back.
Rayan Cherki makes it TWO.
The midfielder beats four players in the box before placing the ball into the corner, a quite unbelievable goal.
A City corner is over everyone, before falling to Anderson who fires well over the bar.
Nketiah is inches away from an equaliser there.
Mitchell pulls the ball back to the striker, but his effort is just wide from a tight angle.
Rayan Cherki gets us back underway here.
An end-to-end half ends with just one goal, but plenty of action.
Haaland is the difference-maker as it stands, but much more to come here.
Palace break forward with Khalaili.
He cuts inside on his left, but his shot ends up well wide of the post.
Adam Wharton it is this time with the ball across from the right.
His right-footed cross finds Mitchell at the back post who heads wide from six yards out.
Strand-Larsen almost has the equaliser.
Kamada sends the ball in towards the Norwegian who is free in the box, but his header floats just wide.
Rayan Cherki is in the book.
He takes out Adam Wharton from behind as Palace look to break.
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