Erling Haaland and Rayan Cherki both scored twice as Manchester City stormed to a 4-1 win at Crystal Palace in the English Premier League on Friday.
City led through Haaland’s header at the break, but stormed clear with a wonderful dribble and slotted finish from Cherki, before he doubled his tally with a deflected effort from the edge of the box.
Yeremy Pino had given Palace some hope from a freekick in between Cherki’s strikes, which came back off the woodwork and rebounded in off Gianluigi Donnarumma in City’s goal – an unfair own goal awarded against the keeper.
Haaland sealed the win with a drilled left-footed finish after he was put through by Phil Foden.
City had stuttered in their opening game of the season on Sunday, as they came from behind to beat Bournemouth with a late salvo.
For Palace, it is back-to-back defeats to start their campaign following a 2-0 reverse at Everton.
