An Erling Haaland hat-trick helps Manchester City to a comfortable pre-season win over error-prone Chelsea in Columbus.
A hat-trick from Erling Haaland helped Manchester City to a 4-2 pre-season win over error-prone Chelsea in Columbus.
Haaland doubled City's lead almost straight away when he intercepted a miscued Moises Caicedo pass to slot in. All four goals were due to mistakes playing out from the back and while Maresca has said errors are inevitable with his approach, he believes it will ultimately lead to progress. Chelsea did, at times, create openings, including two chances missed by Christopher Nkunku and one from Enzo Fernandez.
Maresca admitted he is experimenting to find balance and said: "The reason why is because in this moment I need to see things for the rest of the season. “We need to learn that when you concede one, you cannot concede one and then after two minutes another one."Jack Grealish is using the disappointment around his Euro 2024 omission from the England squad to fuel further success in the coming season.
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