Archive · 29 Aug 2026
Haaland and Cherki Brace as Manchester City Overrun Palace
Manchester City played Crystal Palace in a Premier League match on Friday.
City won 4-1 at Palace's stadium.
Erling Haaland scored two goals for City.
Rayan Cherki also scored twice, including two goals early in the second half.
Palace scored when a free kick bounced off the bar and then off City goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma.
Haaland scored the first goal with a header.
The win gave City six points from two games.
Palace's Adam Wharton said his team needed more time to learn new coach Pierre Sage's style.
Manchester City defeated Crystal Palace 4-1 away in the Premier League on Friday.
Erling Haaland and Rayan Cherki scored two goals each for City.
Haaland opened the scoring with a 17th-minute header from Antoine Semenyo's cross.
Cherki scored in the 54th and 59th minutes before Haaland added City's fourth in the 85th.
The victory gave Manchester City six points from its opening two league matches, while Palace remained pointless.
- Who
- Manchester City and Crystal Palace; Erling Haaland and Rayan Cherki scored twice for Manchester City.
- What
- Manchester City won 4-1 in a Premier League match.
- When
- Friday night.
- Where
- Selhurst Park in London.
- Why
- Manchester City won after scoring four goals, including two each from Haaland and Cherki.
Manchester City's View
Crystal Palace's View
Assessment of the match
Manchester City's View
Manchester City produced a strong attacking display, with Haaland and Cherki each scoring twice to secure a second consecutive league victory.
Crystal Palace's View
Adam Wharton said Palace had good moments and improved from the previous week, but did not test City's goalkeeper enough.
Team development
Manchester City's View
Rayan Cherki said City had begun a new story under Enzo Maresca and needed to prove themselves every week.
Crystal Palace's View
Wharton said Palace needed more time to implement new coach Pierre Sage's approach in and out of possession.
Cherki's performance
Manchester City's View
Cherki scored the first brace of his Premier League career and helped quickly end Palace's hopes of a comeback.
Crystal Palace's View
Despite scoring twice, Cherki described his own performance as only "so-so" and said he wanted to remain on the field after believing he might be substituted.
- Final score
- Crystal Palace 1-4 Manchester City
- Competition
- Premier League
- Opening goal
- Erling Haaland scored a 17th-minute header from Antoine Semenyo's cross.
- Cherki's goals
- Two, scored in the 54th and 59th minutes
- Haaland's goals
- Two, including the opener and an 85th-minute left-footed strike
- Crystal Palace goal
- Yeremy Pino's free kick rebounded into the net off Gianluigi Donnarumma after hitting the bar.
- League records
- Manchester City has six points from two games; Crystal Palace has none.
