Manchester City picked up their first win of the new Premier League season after comfortably brushing aside Norwich at the Etihad, and Jack Grealish marked his home debut with his maiden goal for the club.
2021/2022 Premier League
5-0
Match Report
Handed the No 10 shirt and having joined for £100million, all eyes were on Grealish against the newly-promoted visitors, and he duly dazzled to help the champions respond to their defeat last time out by Tottenham.
Tim Krul's unfortunate own goal after just seven minutes set the tone for the one-sided encounter, before Grealish made it two-nil after a low ball across the face of goal bounced off him and ended up in the net.
After the break, City continued to dominate, and Aymeric Laporte - who City are open to letting go this summer - fired home after Norwich failed to clear a corner.
Raheem Sterling, seven minutes later, tapped in the fourth, while there was still time for Riyad Mahrez to net the fifth and add further insult to injury for Daniel Farke's reeling team.
More to follow.
Match Events
0' The match is about to start!
3' Krul makes brilliant save
6' OWN GOAL! Man City 1-0 Norwich (Krul)
16' Foul early, Ferran Torres' goal disallowed
21' GOAL! Man City 2-0 Norwich (Grealish)
38' Yellow Card! Gundogan booked
52' CHANCE! Rodri's shot over the bar
55' MISS! Jesus' shot wide out
63' GOAL! Man City 3-0 Norwich (Laporte)
70' GOAL! Man City 4-0 Norwich (Sterling)
77' CHANCE! Rashica's shot over the bar
83' GOAL! Man City 5-0 Norwich (Mahrez)
Line-ups
Man City XI: Walker, Gundogan, Cancelo, Laporte, Ederson, Grealish, Ruben Dias, Bernardo, Jesus, Rodri, Ferran Torres
Subs: Fernandinho, Mahrez, Sterling, Mendy, Ake, Zinchenko, Z. Steffen, C. Palmer, Doyle
Norwich XI: Krul, Pukki, Rupp, Hanley, Gibson, M. Rashica, D. Giannoulis, Melou, Aarons, Cantwell, Gilmour
Subs: McLean, Gunn, K. Dowell, J. Sørensen, J. Sargent, B. Mumba, Idah, C. Tzolis, A. Omobamidele