Manchester City will be looking for their second win of the season when they take on Huddersfield, who are searching for their first. Join The Roar for live scores and a blog of the match, starting from 10:30pm AEST.
Manchester City’s season has got off to a flying start.
After dominating Chelsea to win the Community Shield, the Citizens travelled to North London to take on a revamped Arsenal side in the opening week.
Goals from Raheem Sterling and Bernardo Silva ensured City ensured City all three points in a game where they looked comfortable the entire time.
Last season Pep Guardiola’s men won the league by a staggering 19 points, reaching 100 points in the process.
However, they struggled against Huddersfield Town both times, narrowly defeating them 2-1 in one game, and being held to a nil-all draw in the other.
They will also be without key playmaker Kevin De Bruyne for three months after the Belgian suffered a knee injury in training this week.
Although they lost De Bruyne for some time last season, and it didn’t seem to slow City down one bit.
The recent addition of Riyad Mahrez, who started and impressed against the Gunners, only increased their squad depth.
Huddersfield surprised experts when they avoided relegation last season and a lot of their success came down to a strong start to the season.
That’s not been replicated, as they were dismantled by Chelsea at home in their opening game – losing 3-nil.
Prediction
Huddersfield have been known to frustrate the bigger teams with solid defensive performances. However, Chelsea managed to break them down time and time again, and if City are on their game they will do the same.
Manchester City 3 – 0 Huddersfield Town
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90+3' - The referee blows for full-time. City top of the table. Huddersfield dead last. It was almost too easy for City, who remained ruthless from start to finish. MANCHESTER CITY 6 HUDDERSFIELD TOWN 1
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90+2' - Three minutes of added time. Mahrez has a shot but it flies over the bar. MANCHESTER CITY 6 HUDDERSFIELD TOWN 1
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88' - Silva has a go with no one in front of him but somehow the keeper manages to get there just in time to save. MANCHESTER CITY 6 HUDDERSFIELD TOWN 1
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86' - City win a corner. They want more. MANCHESTER CITY 6 HUDDERSFIELD TOWN 1
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85' - GOAL MANCHESTER CITY Sane gets around and has a shot. It's saved by the keeper but the ball ricochets back off Kongolo and goes in for an own goal. MANCHESTER CITY 6 HUDDERSFIELD TOWN 1
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85' - Sobhi comes on for Mounie in a change for Huddersfield. MANCHESTER CITY 5 HUDDERSFIELD TOWN 1
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84' - Mendy' shot is well over. City still peppering the Huddersfield goal. MANCHESTER CITY 5 HUDDERSFIELD TOWN 1
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82' - Gundogan comes off for Foden in City's final change. MANCHESTER CITY 5 HUDDERSFIELD TOWN 1
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80' - Jesus is in space but he shanks his shot wide. That was really poor. Should have scored. MANCHESTER CITY 5 HUDDERSFIELD TOWN 1
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77' - That goal was Aguero's last contribution to the game. He comes off for Sane. MANCHESTER CITY 5 HUDDERSFIELD TOWN 1
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75' - GOAL MANCHESTER CITY Sergio Agüero has his 13th hat-trick for Manchester City. Nine in the Premier League... the second-most. The ball came into the box and Aguero does brilliantly to touch it into the back of the net. MANCHESTER CITY 5 HUDDERSFIELD TOWN 1
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71' - Aguero has another go and it's saved. City have a corner but some of the players aren't happy that Aguero is being selfish. He wants his hat-trick. MANCHESTER CITY 4 HUDDERSFIELD TOWN 1
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69' - Schindler's foul on Jesus isn't a good one and he gets a yellow for it. City players are not happy. MANCHESTER CITY 4 HUDDERSFIELD TOWN 1
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65' - David Silva who had one hell of a game comes off for new signing Riyad Mahrez, who makes his Etihad Stadium debut - for City. MANCHESTER CITY 4 HUDDERSFIELD TOWN 1
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64' - Mounie tries the spectacular but it's well over the bar. MANCHESTER CITY 4 HUDDERSFIELD TOWN 1
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63' - Riyad Mahrez is about to come on for Manchester City. MANCHESTER CITY 4 HUDDERSFIELD TOWN 1
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62' - Huddersfield make the first sub of the game. Pritchard comes off for Diakhaby. MANCHESTER CITY 4 HUDDERSFIELD TOWN 1
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59' - Aguero can't get the ball on target after some beautiful play from City. Really should have hit the target from that distance. MANCHESTER CITY 4 HUDDERSFIELD TOWN 1
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57' - OFF THE POST! Aguero is denied his 13th hat-trick by the post. What a strike that was. MANCHESTER CITY 4 HUDDERSFIELD TOWN 1
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56' - Mendy's corner is blocked and City have a corner. MANCHESTER CITY 4 HUDDERSFIELD TOWN 1