Man City put Ipswich to the sword

MANCHESTER, United Kingdom: Erling Haaland struck a hat-trick as Manchester City bounced back from conceding a shock opening goal to beat newly-promoted Ipswich 4-1 on Saturday.

Sammie Szmodics had given the visitors a dream start at the Etihad, but order was quickly restored as City struck three times in four minutes through Haaland and Kevin De Bruyne.

The Norwegian then fired in from outside the box late on to complete his seventh Premier League hat-trick in just 68 games.

Victory takes City top of the table with a maximum six points from the opening two games of their title defence.

There was a mood of celebration before kick-off as City marked their fourth consecutive league title and welcomed back former captain Ilkay Gundogan, who took his place on the bench.Sam Morsy