Match Preview: West Ham United vs Manchester City (Premier League)

The Blues come in to their season opener off the back of a fairly successful pre-season, registering consecutive wins during their tour of the United States, before falling to a disappointing defeat to Liverpool in the FA Community Shield.

Despite City's performance during the latter fixture leaving more to be desired, the highlight of the match was Julian Alvarez’s first goal in a Sky Blue shirt, drawing the game level in the 70th minute.

Erling Haaland tried his best across the 90 minutes, consistently getting into the final third, but left the game with nothing to show for it aside from a point-blank miss which left the Norwegian star smirking in disbelief.

A final point of note were the debuts of Phil Foden and Ilkay Gundogan for the season, with the pair absent from the team’s tour of the United States. Both men featured as substitutes, with Foden playing a key role in Alvarez’s equalising goal.

The last time the two sides met was in the penultimate match of the 2021/22 season, when Manchester City were looking to go six points clear of Liverpool in the Premier League table.

Riyad Mahrez did however have the chance to put Manchester City ahead late in the game, but missed a crucial penalty in the 85th minute which set up the events that took place a week later against Aston Villa on the final day of the season.

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