West Ham vs Man City

Come the final day of the Premier League campaign nine months from now, this defeat by Manchester City is unlikely to stand out as a season defining result ...

“I think if someone were to take this ball, he would have punched his team-mates in the face. “The way he took the ball to take the penalty, I said, ‘Oh, I like it.’” Guardiola added. “But we would like to add something more to his game to be a better player. Not just a guy who scores goals and that’s why we want to try to give everything to him to be a better player.” Still, if this is just the start, then it is only natural to wonder what comes next. Might the second, a cool finish after romping clear of the back-line to latch onto a perfect Kevin De Bruyne pass, become the trademark of the first truly great centre-forward career to get under way in the Premier League since the rather less telegraphed emergence of Harry Kane?

West Ham United were well beaten by Manchester City at the London Stadium as Pep Guardiola's side strolled to a 2-0 victory, thanks to a brace from their ...

Made a promising start to his West Ham career. Tried to get on the end of some of the balls. Looked very leggy and may need a couple more games to get up to full fitness. Had a decent chance at the start of the second half from the edge of the box. A day to forget for the West Ham backline overall. The youngster struggled at centre-back, was caught lacking a few times and couldn’t really compete with Haaland.