Haaland Double Keeps Man City Perfect

Manchester City extended their perfect Premier League start to seven wins as Erling Haaland scored twice in a 3-2 victory over Ipswich Town.

Meanwhile, Liverpool mounted a second-half comeback in West London to secure a 2-1 win over 10-man Brentford.

City delivered a dominant performance on the pitch despite facing intense scrutiny off it following over 100 guilty verdicts for financial rule breaches.

Phil Foden opened the scoring for Enzo Maresca’s side before Daizen Maeda quickly equalised for Ipswich.

Haaland then restored City’s lead with a pinpoint header and sealed the result in the 69th minute with his 12th goal in eight games. Despite a late Zian Flemming penalty, City held on to move six points clear at the top of the table.

In West London, Liverpool overcame a goal deficit and early injuries to dominate Brentford following Yehor Yarmolyuk’s first-half red card.

Keane Lewis-Potter gave Brentford an initial lead, but second-half goals from Victor Munoz and Alexander Isak completed Liverpool’s comeback.

The victory moved Liverpool up to fifth place in the standings and handed Brentford their first league defeat of the campaign.

Elsewhere across the league, Pedro Neto scored twice to lead Chelsea to a 2-0 victory over Everton, while Alex Iwobi’s 33rd-minute winner earned Fulham a 1-0 victory against Hull City to lift them out of the relegation zone.