Haaland header maintains perfect winning start for Man City
Manchester City highlighted their early season credentials by maintaining their 100% winning record after three Premier League games, but had to cling on to leave newly promoted Coventry still searching for their first point of the campaign.
Manchester City maintained their 100% winning record in the Premier League with a 1-0 victory over Coventry. Erling Haaland scored the only goal of the game, heading home from a cross by Antoine Semenyo after being set up by Enzo Fernandez.
The win marked City's third consecutive Premier League victory, with Haaland scoring his third goal of the season. New manager Enzo Maresca was pleased with the win, saying that his team had worked together to secure the victory.
Coventry, who were newly promoted to the Premier League, are still searching for their first point of the campaign. Manchester City's next match is the Manchester derby at Old Trafford.
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