Poker City vs elite returners: Haaland and De Bruyne are already in top form

Manchester City played the first two rounds of the Premier League perfectly.

Victory over Chelsea in the premiership was confirmed at home in a duel with a returnee in the elite - Ipswich took an early lead but it was easy for the four-time English champions in a row.

And it could not be otherwise when Erling Haaland and Kevin de Bruyne are already in ideal form - the Norwegian scored his seventh hat-trick in the Premier League, and the Belgian was a scorer and an assist.

Sammy Smodix shocked the fans at the Etihad in the 7th minute, but everything quickly came to its senses.

Haland is from penalty equalized in the 12th, in the 14th De Bruyne took advantage of a big mistake by the former goalkeeper of the young football team of Montenegro, Arijanet Murić, and on the 16th it was 3:1.

Haaland hit again - it was the height of simplicity in realization...

Siti could have been leading 5:1 or 6:1 by halftime, it was shining from all sides, and in the sequel it slowed down a bit - the point on the goal is put Haaland in the 88th with a shot on the ground from a turn from over 20 meters.

"All of Haaland's goals were great, even the penalty. Last season he suffered a lot, especially at the start, he felt that he was tired, and this summer he rested properly during the Euros and I immediately saw that he was in the right mood. His numbers? They are incredible, it's a special story," said Guardiola.

A returnee also played in the "Citizens" team. Ilkaj Gindogan who received a standing ovation.

"We all welcomed him in the right way, because we know very well who has returned to us. I was happy for him because I know how much he wanted to be with us again," the Catalan added.

Tottenham outclassed Everton 4:0, with two goals from Son (Yves Bisuma and Christian Romero also scored), while West Ham was better than Crystal Palace in the London derby.

It was 2:0 at "Selhst Park" - Tomaš Souček and Džerod Bouven scored for the hosts.

Fulham beat Leicester 2:1, while Nottingham Forest won 1:0 in Southampton.