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Champions Manchester City make it two wins from two by thrashing Bournemouth

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MANCHESTER, England: Manchester City made it two wins from two at the start of the new Premier League season after thrashing newly-promoted Bournemouth 4-0 at the Etihad Stadium on Saturday (Aug 13).The champions wasted no time getting into their stride in the sunshine as Norway striker Erling Haaland marked his home debut with an assist for Ilkay Gundogan's opener after 19 minutes.With the first goal on the board, City cut loose and scored a sumptuous second 12 minutes later when Kevin De Bruyne curled a fine strike into the net with the outside of his foot.Phil Foden added another before halftime from De Bruyne's assist and it was just a matter of how many more the hosts would help themselves to.Haaland's moment in front of goal came late in the second half but he failed to connect properly with Jack Grealish's pull back.It mattered little as a late own goal from Jefferson Lerma put the icing on the cake, with City maintaining their 100 per cent start to the new campaign at a canter.In City's first home match since their dramatic final-day victory over Aston Villa that clinched a fourth league title in five seasons in May, all eyes were on Haaland following his double on debut last weekend at West Ham United.The prolific former Borussia Dortmund hitman should have been presented with a golden chance early on to break the deadlock, but Foden elected to shoot rather than pass to his new team mate in open space next to him, with Bournemouth goalkeeper Mark Travers denying the England international.However, with his first touch of the game, Haaland turned provider for Gundogan, scorer of two crucial goals in that final-day success over Villa, who finished well into the far corner.De Bruyne's first goal of the season was a

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