Manchester City’s pre-season tour of the United States ended with an entertaining 4-2 win over Chelsea in front of 71,280 fans in Columbus, Ohio. An Erling Haaland hat-trick, two of which came in the opening five minutes, and Oscar Bobb strike earned Pep Guardiola’s men a deserved victory in our final friendly ahead of the 2024/25 campaign.....CONTINUE READING THE ARTICLE FROM THE SOURCE
Former City man Raheem Sterling pulled one back for Chelsea before the hour and Noni Madueke added a second late on, but it did little to dampen what was a convincing display from Pep Guardiola’s men.
With Stefan Ortega Moreno making two impressive saves and James McAtee hitting the post, there could have been more goals at the Ohio Stadium, but a 4-2 triumph sets City up nicely for next Saturday’s Community Shield final against Manchester United.
A frantic start to proceedings set the tone for a memorable final clash in the USA, with a Chelsea mistake presenting City with a golden opportunity for the opener.It came when Levi Colwill brought down Haaland inside the area after a loose pass and, despite the Norwegian having to retake the spot kick, he made no mistake with his second attempt to hand us an early lead.
Things got even better just seconds later, when Haaland doubled his tally in bizarre circumstances.
