VAR decided against awarding Chelsea a penalty after the ball struck Mateo Kovacic’s hand.
Eight minutes later, Kovacic scored against his former club to double Man City’s lead 😬
— ESPN UK (@ESPNUK) August 18, 2024
Mateo Kovacic dribbled directly past Moises Caicedo and Enzo Fernandez to score his goal vs. Chelsea.
Chelsea sold Kovacic to Man City for £25 million last summer and bought Fernandez and Caicedo for a combined £221 million last year. pic.twitter.com/UIvpeDvVto
— ESPN FC (@ESPNFC) August 18, 2024
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Manchester City got their Premier League title defence off to a winning start as goals from Erling Haaland and Mateo Kovacic inflicted a 2-0 defeat on Enzo Maresca in his first match in charge of Chelsea.
Haaland marked his 100th appearance for the club with his 91st goal before Kovacic struck on his return to Stamford Bridge to give Pep Guardiola’s men the perfect start to their attempt to win a record fifth consecutive English top-flight title.
