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Harry Siddall

Man City must learn from mistakes if they're to make dream start to Premier League title defence

It feels like an age ago that Manchester City secured a vital point in their penultimate Premier League fixture of last season at the London Stadium - but they will be hoping for two more on Sunday afternoon.

The Blues produced a spirited second-half comeback and drew level with 15 minutes to go. After falling 2-0 down, Jack Grealish's neat finish sparked City into life, with Vladimír Coufal deflecting the ball into his own net just minutes later. Riyad Mahrez even had a chance to win the game from the spot, but his effort was well saved by Lukasz Fabianski.

Everybody knows how good Pep Guardiola's side is in attack - the signings of Erling Haaland and Julian Alvarez only emphasise that - but Guardiola will be keen to highlight a number of threats to his defence when preparing for the Premier League opener, particularly the menacing Jarrod Bowen.

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