‘Goalscorer’ Elling Holland (23-Manchester City) scored a hat-trick on the opening day.
Defending champions City cruised to a 3-0 victory over Burnley in the first leg of their 2023-24 English Premier League (EPL) tie at Turf Moor in Burnley, England, kicked off on Wednesday (12 December).
Holland opened the scoring in the fourth minute with a left-footed shot after Kevin De Bruyne’s cross was headed down by Rodri. With Dubraviner having to be substituted due to a muscle strain, Holland scored again in the 36th minute, this time with his left foot from an Alvarez pass.
Holland, who scored 36 goals last season (52 total for the season) in his first year in the EPL, broke the EPL record for most goals in a season and became the league’s top scorer. After the game, Holland told Sky Sports: “It’s a good start. I’m not going to stress about (the team’s) four-game unbeaten run or the 52-goal mark or anything like that, I’m just going to stay positive and play football.”
“Harry Kane’s move to Bayern Munich is looking increasingly certain. With his main rival gone, it’s likely that Holland will be the top scorer again this season. He has been a force to be reckoned with from the first game.”
City took a 2-0 lead through Holland’s brace before last season’s UEFA Champions League finalist Rodri added a 30th-minute consolation goal to book the win. City then had the luxury of bringing on defender Gbadiol, a world-record transfer for nearly 130 billion, to check his fitness.카지노
Having won the EPL, FA Cup, and UEFA Champions League last season, City are strong favourites to win the EPL again this season. If they win the title again, they will become the first team in league history to win four consecutive titles. No team has ever won four in a row in the EPL since its inception in 1992.
Meanwhile, Son Heung-min’s Tottenham will host Brentford in the first round on 13 November at 10pm.