Haaland scored in 100 milestones, Kovacic handball was not blown + killed the old owner, Manchester City 2-0 Chelsea

At 23:30 Beijing time on the evening of August 18, in the first round of the 2024-25 Premier League season, Chelsea hosted Manchester City.

In the first half, because it was a master-apprentice battle, passing and PK passing, Haaland scored 5 goals in the first round of the 100-game milestone & 3 seasons, and Manchester City led 1-0 at half-time; In the second half, Savinho retired injured, Kovacic's open arm handball was not awarded, and then Kovacic chose not to celebrate.

In the end, Manchester City won 2-0 away to Chelsea and got the new season off to a good start.

Chelsea vs Manchester City, the new coach Maresca lined up a 4231 formation, Jackson burst forward, Enzo behind him, Palmer and Nkunku on both sides, Caicedo and Lavia partnered in the back, Gusto, Fofana, Colwill, Cucurella formed a back four, and Sanchez was in goal; Pep Guardiola lined up in a 3,241 formation, with Haaland in front, De Bruyne and B behind him, Savinho and Doku on both sides, Kovacic and Lewis in the back, Gvardiol, Dias, Akanji in the three central defenders, and Ederson in goal.

In this campaign, both sides insisted on passing and controlling the style of play, but Chelsea is a new coach in place, the lineup is still running in, Enzo plays in the front midfield, he works hard, trying to transfer and get rid of a wide range, but the foundation is still poor. Jackson played as a central striker, which led to Chelsea's attack being advanced by two wingers, Palmer and Nkunku, who attacked but could not combine between the wings and the center. For Manchester City, Rodri was absent, and Kovacic took his place in this game, playing very well, less advancing with the ball, but sorting out the attack and defense in his own position, but he can play to his strengths and avoid weaknesses. Haaland scored in 100 career milestones for Manchester City to take the lead, scoring in the first round of the Premier League for three consecutive seasons, but could not complete the hat-trick of the first round of the Premier League.

The biggest controversy of the game was that in the 77th minute, Kovacic handball in the box with his arms outstretched, but the referee meant that the new rule hitter did not count handball and did not award a point. In the 84th minute of the game, Kovacic broke the ball in the middle of the field and scored a long-range shot to kill the old owner after getting rid of Caicedo and Enzo in a row, and Kovacic did not celebrate.

In the end, Manchester City narrowly beat Chelsea 2-0 away, and this game was not easy to win. Manchester City lost three away games in the Premier League last season, all of which were in Rodri's absence, and Kovacic really rotated Rodri's place this time.

Full game,Chelsea managed 48% possession and a total of 10 attempts at goal with 3 of them on target; Manchester City had a total of 11 shots on goal with 5 of them on target。 The two sides are still very close, and in the opinion of Zhidao, Chelsea is mainly in the No. 9 position, and Jackson's output is too inconsistent.