Erling Haaland scored a hat-trick as Manchester City came back from an early Ipswich opener to secure a 4-1 win
The journey from euphoria to desolation took 193 seconds for Ipswich. Wild jubilation rolled down all three tiers of the away section at the Etihad Stadium when Sammie Szmodics put the newcomers ahead at the champions,. Back in the big time after 22 years. And then it was gone: the ecstasy, the hope and the game. Brutal, this Premier League business.
“It was a fantastic start,” said McKenna. “Then the game was lost in a five-minute spell. There are big lessons to learn but we’ve taken a lot from the first two games. We are in an adaptation process with players who have come from League One in a short space of time. I’m sure we will improve.” Haaland converted emphatically from the penalty spot after Leif Davis committed a needless foul on Savinho two minutes after Szmodics’s shock breakthrough. There was a lengthy delay while the referee, Michael Salisbury, studied the pitchside monitor, having initially dismissed the winger’s penalty appeal. But once the Norway international equalised a sense of order – and the inevitable – was restored.
Seconds later De Bruyne clipped a ball from just inside the home half between Ipswich’s central defence. Muric came careering towards the edge of his area and Haaland, first to the Belgian’s invitation, simply headed the ball beyond the advancing keeper before cushioning a finish home.
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