Palermo 0-3 Manchester City-Report, Result and goals as Breeze Side Breeze of Pep Guardiola in the pre-season victory -

Manchester City won a 3-0 victory against Palermo during his last pre-season trip, the Tijjani Reijnders not filled twice after the early opening of Erling Haaland.

Visitors settled quickly in Sicily and took control of the procedures from the start.

Palermo had the first goal sniff in the third minute when Pietro Ceccaroni headed right next to a corner of Tommaso Augello, but that would prove one of their rare openings.

City first struck the 25 minutes, and it was a familiar name on the match sheet. Erling Haaland received a pass from Rico Lewis inside the box and calmly slipped an effort on a right foot in the lower left corner.

Palermo responded with Filippo Ranocchia forcing James Trafford to a fine shortly after the opening.

The city’s midfielder dominated possession and the chances followed. Rayan Ait-Nouri and John Stones both saw efforts blocked inside the area before half-time, while Rayan Cherki was also refused while Palermo threw bodies on the line.

The second half started with wholesale of City, Pep Guardiola presenting a fresh Xi, notably Ilkay Gundogan, Bernardo Silva, Savinho, Jeremy Doku and Reijnders. The upheaval has paid dividends almost instantly.

In the 59th minute, Savinho jumped in front of his marker on the right and removed the ball for the Reijnders, who found space in the middle and swept away a right foot in the lower left corner to double the advantage of the city.

Palermo sounded the changes themselves, causing a multitude of substitutes for the search for an answer. They had moments of promise, Jeremy the Douaron flashing a wide shot on the counter in the 78th minute.

The city remained dangerous in attack. Savinho almost caught his own goal, pulling closely after being played by Gundogan.

The third goal arrived in the 82nd minute and sealed the competition. Again, they were reijnders in the right place at the right time. Divine Mukasa slipped it to the center of the box, and the Dutchman calmly guided his finish in front of Alfred Gomis in the lower corner.

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