MANCHESTER CITY have beaten Chelsea 4-2 in a pre-season friendly in the United States.
Pep Guardiola’s men took the lead through goal machine Erling Haaland’s third-minute penalty.
Seconds later, the Norweigan bagged his second, rifling past Robert Sanchez in the Chelsea goal.
Early in the second half, it went from bad to worse for Enzo Maresca’s men after Oscar Bobb made it 3-0 before Haaland got his hat-trick on 56 minutes.
Raheem Sterling’s close-range thunderbolt pulled one back for Chelsea on the hour mark.
In the 89th minute, Noni Madueke converted to make it 4-2 to take the shine off City’s dominance.
- Match result: Chelsea 2-4 Man City
- Chelsea team: Sanchez, James, Tosin, Colwill, Gusto, Lavia, Caicedo, Enzo, Dewsbury-Hall, Nkunku, Mudryk
- Man City team: Ortega, Lewis, Phillips, Gvardiol, Wilson-Esbrand, Kovacic, McAtee, O’Reilly, Bobb, Grealish, Haaland
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Chelsea’s pre-season fixtures and results
July 25: Chelsea 2-2 Wrexham
July 27: Chelsea 1-4 Celtic
August 1: Chelsea 3-0 Club America
August 3: Chelsea 2-4 Man City
August 7: Chelsea vs Real Madrid – Bank of America Stadium, Charlotte, kick-off 12am
August 11: Chelsea vs Inter Milan – Stamford Bridge, kick-off 3pmPep on Ederson
Pep Guardiola revealed the reason behind why Ederson didn’t feature against Chelsea.
The City gaffer said that the Brazilian has “niggles” and didn’t train on Friday.
Ederson has been subject to a lot of transfer speculation this summer, with reported interest from Saudi Arabia.
Credit: PA Erling fires warning shot to Premier League
Just when you thought it was safe to go back in the water.
The predator that is Erling Haaland bags another hat-trick.
With the new Premier League season only just more than a week away, the Norwegian seems to getting into his goalscoring stride at just the right time.
Credit: AP
FT: Man City 4-2 Chelsea
Both sides will have learnt lots of lessons from this evening.
More so for Pep Guardiola who will have more of an idea of which young talents are ready to take the step up to the first team.
Chelsea seem no closer to knowing what their best 11 players are.
FT: Man City 4-2 Chelsea
The referee brings the game to a close.
Man City take the spoils in what was an entertaining game.
Chelsea’s late goal made the scoreline seem more respectable.
Man City 4-2 Chelsea
90. A Man City move breaks down and Chelsea break.
The ball is clipped over the top of the defence and into the path of Madueke who has clear space to run through on goal.
He shows good composure as he slots the ball past Carson.
Goal – Noni Madueke (Chelsea)
Man City 4-1 Chelsea
88. Chelsea continue to pass the ball around, trying to create something.
All too often there is lack of options in front of them and they go more direct.
They have no attacker able to dominate in the air or hold the ball up.
Credit: Getty Man City 4-1 Chelsea
86. Phillips and O’Reilly make way for some more changes.
To be fair that is the first time in this game I have seen Kalvin Phillips.
He has done well to remain so anonymous in such a comfortable victory.
Man City 4-1 Chelsea
84. Chelsea almost create another glimpse of goal but nobody seems to want to shoot.
They just keep crossing the ball from one side of the box to the other and back again.
They still seem to be lacking a focal point up top.
Man City 4-1 Chelsea
82. Gusto is fouled by O’Reilly and wins a free kick.
If Chelsea could get another goal in the closing stages it would make this scoreline look far more respectable.
That said, Man City deserve this score, they have been dominant from start to finish.
Man City 4-1 Chelsea
80. Man City make a host of changes.
Guardiola wants to give some of his academy products a run-out.
This game is done and dusted so he can afford to.
Man City 4-1 Chelsea
78. Gusto picks the ball up in the middle of the park.
He only has one thing on his mind as he goes for goal.
The ball sails wide of the top corner.
Ortega has now come off for a rare appearance from Scott Carson.
Man City 4-1 Chelsea
76. Guardiola will be pleased with what he has seen tonight.
They are without some big names still but managed to convincingly put Chelsea to the sword tonight.
That said, it is more the manner of the victory that will be seen as a positive for the Spaniard.
Man City 4-1 Chelsea
74. At times Chelsea give a glimpse of a dangerous team.
All too often their attacks breakdown disappointingly.
Fatah then has a chance to score but has a complete air-swipe at the ball.
The Blues go down the other end and Madueke looks destined to score but Ortege makes a fantastic block.
Man City 4-1 Chelsea
72. Guardiola brings some more fresh faces on.
They immediately get into the action and almost force another goal but James turns it behind for a corner.
Sanchez then plays a loose pass straight to a Man City attacker but he cannot convert the chance.
Moments later Galvez has a shot from an acute angle and the ball comes thundering back off the woodwork.
Credit: Getty Man City 4-1 Chelsea
68. As the players stop for another drinks break, Lewis hobbles off.
That is the end of the evening for him.
Last chance for both managers to get their instructions across to the players for the last twenty minutes of the game.
Man City 4-1 Chelsea
66. Madueke has looked lively for Chelsea since coming on.
He drifts another cross into the box but it is headed clear.
As the Blues recycle it, the ball is threaded into the path of Sterling but Lewis slides in and wins the ball.
He seems to have picked up an injury in the process.
Man City 4-1 Chelsea
64. Chelsea counter once again and Marc Guiu is played into the box.
As Ortega rushes out to meet him, he looks to slot it past the City keeper.
He gets his effort all wrong as it goes well wide of the target.
Man City 4-1 Chelsea
62. Despite this being a pre-season friendly, Pep Guardiola does not seem to be taking it that way.
He is on the touchline barking orders to his players.
The Spaniard is not happy with the ease in which Chelsea scored their goal.
Man City 4-1 Chelsea
60. Finally Chelsea fans have something to celebrate.
Madueke does well down the flank and clips a precise cross into the box.
Sterling is there to volley home and reduce the lead.
Goal – Raheem Sterling (Chelsea)
Man City 4-0 Chelsea
58. This could turn into a rout now.
We have over half an hour to play and Man City are four goals to the good.
It seems too easy for them to open up this Chelsea defence.
Credit: AFP Goal – Erling Haaland (Man City)
Man City 3-0 Chelsea
56. Sterling gives away possession on the halfway line.
Man City break and Bobb beats Sanchez at his near post.
It looked all too easy for the youngster.
Source: Soccer - thesun.co.uk
