Manchester City thumped Crystal Palace 4-1 at Selhurst Park with Erling Haaland and Rayan Cherki both scoring twice. Enzo Maresca's team moved to the top of the Premier League with a convincing performance and win.
Haaland opens the scoring
Haaland opened the scoring when he expertly headed home following a cross from Antoine Semenyo. City took that lead into the second half and Rayan Cherki extended the advantage with a brilliant dribble and finish.
Palace fight back but City respond
Yeremy Pino hit back instantly for Palace with a free-kick that went in off the unlucky Gianluigi Donnarumma but Cherki replied in kind as he fired in his second of the night to restore City's two-goal advantage. Haaland added his second in the final minutes as Phil Foden picked up his second assist.
Player ratings from the Manchester Evening News
Donnarumma: A few tidy saves when Palace threatened, some good and bad defending set-pieces, and unfortunate with the Palace goal. 6
Khusanov: Uses his pace well to get City out of some tricky spots but was also a little careless going forward on the ball. 6
Dias: Improved on last week as he looked more secure at the back and seemed to enjoy playing against Strand Larsen. 7
Guehi: Very good in a more familiar role, reading the play brilliantly to cut out Palace threats before they could get close to the box. 8
Gvardiol: Spent large chunks of the game near the Palace box and worked well with Semenyo in the final third. 7
Anderson: His best game yet in his early days at City, cutting out danger, passing City down the pitch and not being afraid to shoot. 8
O'Reilly: A bit of a free role in midfield floating between lines as he saw fit and he was involved in some excellent bits of play. 7
Cherki: Some early frustration and a hasty booking before he took the game by the scruff of the neck in the second half. 9
Foden: One bad miss in the first half and one very bad miss. Picked up an assist for Cherki and one for Haaland but still could be stronger. 6
Semenyo: Enjoyed himself on the left wing driving at his defender and creating the opening goal. 7
Haaland: One excellent header to open the scoring and then a thumping finish to round off a resounding win. 8
Substitutes
Kovacic (for Gvardiol, 75): No dramas as he settled in. 6
McAidoo (for Cherki, 82): Bright and fearless when he came on. 7
Bouaddi (for Anderson, 82): Sat in front of the defence on debut. 6
Reis (for Khusanov, 89): No time. 6
Braithwaite (for O'Reilly, 89): No time. 6
Not used: Rulli, Ait-Nouri, Lewis, Echeverri.
