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🇬🇧 United KingdomRayan Cherki and Erling Haaland Both Scored Twice for the Visitors

Manchester City beat Crystal Palace 4-1 at Selhurst Park on Friday to continue their winning start to the Premier League season under manager Enzo Maresca. Rayan Cherki and Erling Haaland both scored twice for the visitors. Crystal Palace player ratings: Dean Henderson 7 - no chance for City's goals but made fine saves from Anderson, Semenyo and Cherki.
Jaydee Convot 6 - did nothing wrong but Palace had no answer to Cherki. Chris Richards 6 - good battle with Haaland but should have scored with a first-half header. Takehiro Tomiyasu 6 - solid as usual.
Anan Khalaili 6 - no lack of effort but short of end product. Daichi Kamada 5 - busy but struggled to exert influence. Adam Wharton 7 - class act with composure, vision and a superb range of passing.
Tyrick Mitchell 6 - tenacious and quick but missed a big chance to equalise with a header. Eddie Nketiah 5 - lively early on but faded and wasted a crucial opportunity. Yeremy Pino 6 - offered real threat with a splendid free-kick that went down as a Donnarumma own goal.
Jorgen Strand Larsen 5 - worked hard but lost the physical battle with Dias. Substitutes: Guessand (on 63), Gozo (on 68), McNeil (on 68), Disasi (on 74), Mingueza (on 74). Unused: Benitez, Munoz, Lerma, Hughes.
Manchester City player ratings: Gianluigi Donnarumma 6 - hardly overworked but made a crucial early save from Nketiah. Abdukodir Khusanov 6 - showed versatility at right-back with lightning pace. Ruben Dias 7 - rock solid and untroubled.
Josko Gvardiol 6 - willing to lend weight to City's attacking forays. Nico O'Reilly 7 - elegant with classy touches in a role further forward. Elliot Anderson 7 - always demanding the ball and ready for physical exchanges.
Marc Guehi 6 - warm welcome on his return to Selhurst Park. Phil Foden 6 - missed a big first-half chance but played a part in Cherki's first goal. Rayan Cherki 8 - glorious touches and dribbling skills, capped with a touch of genius for his goals.
Antoine Semenyo 7 - provided the inviting cross for Haaland's first goal. Erling Haaland 7 - scored with a trademark header and a powerhouse finish, netting in all six of his Premier League appearances at Selhurst Park. Substitutes: Kovacic (on 75), McAidoo (on 82), Bouaddi (on 82), Reis (on 89), Braithwaite (on 89).
Unused: Ruli, Ait-Nouri, Echeverri, Lewis. After the opportunity to rate players has closed, the score displayed represents the average from all submissions by BBC Sport users. Play BBC Sport's Match of the Day Predictor game. BBC Sport's player ratings are explained in the linked article.
Source: BBC Football
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