PL Reaction: Haaland strikes again
Manchester City 2 - 1 Brentford
Erling Haaland netted twice, bringing his Premier League tally to nine, as Manchester City overcame an early setback to secure a victory over Brentford and maintain their perfect start to the season.
Brentford’s Yoane Wissa opened the scoring just 23 seconds in, heading into an empty net after a mix-up between John Stones and Ederson, who failed to clear Keane Lewis-Potter’s nod-back.
City players and fans were shaken. However, Haaland quickly restored order, firing in a loose ball after Kevin de Bruyne was dispossessed inside the Brentford penalty area. The Norwegian striker then was in action again and bagged a second goal before half-time. He shrugged off Ethan Pinnock to reach Ederson’s long pass and slot the ball home.
Fan reaction
Macca, a Manchester City fan, told us: "It was great to get the but there were some concerning signs throughout the match. Brentford caused our players a lot of problems. The atmosphere was also a bit rubbish. What happened to our support? It never used to be like this."
Ryan Thomas watched the match as a neutral. He said: "I watched the match as a neutral. I was impressed by Brentford and think will have a good season in the Premier League this season. Could they even push for a European place? Who knows."
Greater Manchester Football also commented on the same post. They said: "A fantastic game of Premier League football. Brentford caused City many problems and they should have probably scored two or three goals before the champions got back into the game. Once they went 2-1 down, the away side still had the chances to get at least a draw."
