You just knew who would strike the first blow for Manchester City against Liverpool

You just knew who would strike the first blow for Manchester City against Liverpool Erling Haaland bleeds blue for Manchester City. The Norwegian striker loves his club and because of this, you knew he would be up for the fight at Anfield against Liverpool on Sunday. It did seem destined that he’d have an impact on Sunday’s match. That is exactly what transpired as it was Haaland who opened the scoring with an emphatic finish to set Manchester City on their way to a 3-0 win over Liverpool. Liverpool were warned before Erling Haaland set Manchester City on their way at Anfield. Six minutes before he opened the scoring for Manchester City against Liverpool, Erling Haaland spurned a gilt-edged opportunity to give his team the lead. Antoine Semenyo played Haaland through on goal but his dinked finish with his right foot went wide. At the time, it did feel like it could be the biggest moment in the match. On the flip side of that, Liverpool were warned of City’s attacking threat. That was until Ryan Gravenberch went off three minutes later and City grabbed hold of the game. Manchester City would take the lead three minutes after Gravenberch was sent off. Jeremy Doku saw a shot from the left blocked by Alexis MacAllister and the rebound went across the Liverpool area. Erling Haaland was ready to strike and he unleashed a stinging left-footed volley that beat Alisson to give Enzo Maresca’s side a 1-0. Coupled with Gravenberch’s red card, Haaland’s goal was a hammer blow to Andoni Iraola’s side. As Manchester City’s post on X said, who else was going to step up at that moment? You just knew it would be Erling Haaland. It came as no surprise to see Erling Haaland land the first blow against Liverpool. Big matches are made for big players to make their presence felt. Manchester City got those performances from their big players. Gianluigi Donnarumma was superb in goal. Ruben Dias led the way as City’s captain. Rayan Cherki and Jeremy Doku unlocked Liverpool when they were there to be beaten. Also, when City landed the first blow at Anfield, it was Erling Haaland who landed it. In a match where no one knew what to expect ahead of kickoff, the least surprising outcome occurred. Erling Haaland set City on their way as his goal helped break Liverpool’s resistance. You knew Haaland would have an impact at Anfield, and right when his team needed him to. He did that to continue his strong start to the season.