Getting the defence of their Premier League crown underway on Sunday afternoon, Manchester City opened up the 2024/25 campaign with a 2-0 victory away at Chelsea.
While Sunday’s showdown at Stamford Bridge might have failed to create the thriller that many were hoping for prior to kick-off, the record-breaking Erling Haaland opened the scoring after just 18 minutes thanks to a smart dinked finish over Robert Sanchez.
Although Enzo Maresca’s new Chelsea squad might have been desperate to spring a heavyweight upset on the opening weekend, the Blues failed to find any real fluidity.
Despite facing what could have been a potential banana skin in west London, it was ex-Chelsea star Mateo Kovacic who wrapped up all three points for City as the Croatian midfielder …