West Ham 0-2 Manchester City: Erling Haaland scores twice on his Premier League debut as City ease to victory

Erling Haaland scored twice on his Premier League debut for Manchester City in a routine 2-0 win away to West Ham United. After a decent start from the Hammers, the reigning Premier League champions dominated and hardly put a foot wrong with their passing in the first half. Ad/> A key moment was goalkeeper Lukasz Fabianski, who had started the game well, being forced off with an injury around the half hour mark and was replaced by Alphonse Areola.

Premier League“We need to be better” – Haaland hopes to inspire Man City Champions League improvementYESTERDAY AT 14:59 And it was Areola who conceded the penalty after clumsily bringing down Haaland, who dispatched the spot-kick coolly into the bottom corner to open his account for City. David Moyes, who started with his summer signings on the bench, brought on Italian striker Gianluca Scamacca and Said Benrahma around the hour mark with his side looking to punish some sloppy passing from the visitors. The Hammers did improve but Haaland killed the game off with a well-taken low finish after running onto Kevin De Bruyne's through ball to make it a debut to remember.

Premier League table Premier League fixtures TALKING POINT No bedding in period for Haaland based on today's evidence. The 22-year-old looked very much at home in a City shirt, showcasing his movement for the penalty which he won and clinically dispatched. And his run from De Bruyne's through ball and the way he opened up his body to send the ball past Arreola was special.

That miss against Liverpool last week in the Community Shield does not look to have affected his confidence. His chemistry with his team-mates early on will be a frightening sight for defenders. PLAYER OF THE MATCH Erling Haaland (Man City): Two