Erling Haaland made the difference as Manchester City made an awkward away game look easy to pick up three valuable Premier League points.
At the ground where a missed spotkick in the penultimate match of last season set up a nervier final day - and nervier than anyone could have imagined! - Pep Guardiola's new No.9 planted the ball on the spot after being fouled in the area and slammed home his first in the league to break the deadlock. It was a terrific City performance, but it was Haaland who ultimately made their dominance count with two goals.
City lost to Tottenham on the opening weekend last year and saw their biggest threat to another title, Liverpool, held by Fulham on Saturday, so were already prepared for a difficult assignment first up. Perhaps because they have struggled so much against David Moyes's team in recent years, however, they came prepared to combat what they were up against.
