Manchester City started with a bang by defeating Chelsea

Manchester City, who won the Premier League title last season, is off to a great start. Pep Guardiola's team won in their first match. They defeated Chelsea, another giant of the Premier League. The Citizens won the match 2-0 at Chelsea's home ground at Stamford Bridge on Sunday (August 18).

City played with full strength in the match. At the beginning, they advanced with the skill of Araling Haaland. In the eighteenth minute of the match, Haaland got Bernardo Silva's pass from Jeremy Doku from the left side. The star striker scored the goal with a angled shot between the two men with a cool head.

City got excited after getting the goal. They could have gone ahead in the 37th minute of the match. But Roberto Sanges became the savior of Chelsea. Doku's shot from distance found its way to the feet of defender Vesley Fofana and was about to curl into the crossbar, before Sanez made a superb diving save.

City went into the break leading in the first half and continued to attack one after the other in the second half. Haaland had a good chance in the 51st minute. But it didn't work. Silva found Haaland again after catching a teammate's pass in the box. His strong shot was bounced back by the goalkeeper.

After that, Chelsea got the best chance of the whole match. Jackson took a shot from four yards in the 59th minute. However, Chelsea blocked that shot. In the 77th minute, City midfielder Kovacic got the ball in the hands of a Chelsea attack, prompting a penalty appeal. But it is rejected.

City's victory was confirmed in the 84th minute. Kovacic almost confirmed the victory with a great goal. The Croatian midfielder took a teammate's pass from the sideline and fired a powerful shot from about 22 yards away. Then the final whistle blew. City left the field with three points.