Erling Haaland scored with his first touch as Manchester City cruised to another thumping home win. Haaland buried a João Cancelo pass before tapping in a second to move to 28 goals in just 22 Champions League appearances. Copenhagen goalkeeper Kamil Grabara excelled throughout, making 12 saves, but his side were just outclassed. David Khocholava turned in an own goal, Riyad Mahrez scored a penalty after Haaland was withdrawn at the break and Julian Alvarez tapped in a fifth after a great run from Jack Grealish.
FULL-TIME | A five-star #UCL night! ⭐️
🔵 5-0 ⚫️ #ManCity pic.twitter.com/4v0Agzzs2S
— Manchester City (@ManCity) October 5, 2022
Manchester City midfielder Jack Grealish was named Player of the Match by UEFA’s Technical Observer Panel.
The panel said: “Grealish was constantly involved in all of City’s attacking play, dropping deep to pick up the ball and strong driving runs were always threatening the Copenhagen defence. He linked well with team mates and created numerous chances for himself and teammates.”
Kamil Grabara made 12 saves in this match, the joint-most on record by any goalkeeper on their first start in the UEFA Champions League.
Manchester City have never failed to score in home group match, 35 games and counting.
Manchester City midfielder Jack Grealish said, “It was a great night. It’s great to get a 5-0 win and I’m very pleased with my own performance. I know I can add goals and assists to my game too, but hopefully that will come.”
Manchester City coach Pep Guardiola said, “Against teams like Copenhagen, you need players in the box. This season we have Haaland, Alvarez, these kind of weapons. All of us are incredibly happy with the goal [Alvarez] scored. He’s a little bit behind Haaland with the highlights, that’s normal, but he’s helped us a lot.”
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