Sheffield United vs Manchester City LIVE: Premier League result, final score and reaction
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This year sees Manchester City try to defend their crown and claim a historic fourth title in succession. Pep Guardiola’s all-conquering City, who also won the Champions League and FA Cup last season, will have to see off Arsenal, Chelsea, Manchester United, Liverpool and the rest to claim an unprecedented sixth league title in seven years.
Meanwhile Luton Town are making their first appearance in the Premier League, having risen from non-league in an incredible decade of progress. They followed Championship winners Burnley and second-placed Sheffield United in earning promotion to the top flight.
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Sheffield United FC 1 - 2 Manchester City FC
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City will look for a fourth successive win when they host Fulham at the Etihad Stadium on Saturday. Meanwhile, United are in midweek EFL Cup action against Lincoln City, before seeking their first Premier League point of the season at home to Everton on Saturday.
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Rodri was the hero with his late strike maintaining Manchester City's perfect start to the Premier League season. Erling Haaland, who missed a first-half penalty, put the reigning champions ahead just after the hour mark, though Sheffield United looked like they had snatched a point when substitute Jayden Bogle equalised five minutes from time. But there was to be another twist just three minutes later, when Rodri fired a wonderful first-time shot into the top-left corner to ensure victory.
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FULL-TIME: SHEFFIELD UNITED 1-2 MANCHESTER CITY
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There are just 60 seconds of stoppage time remaining. City are almost there.
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Haaland draws a throw-in as the United defenders desperately attempt to regain possession. City have the ball as the clock ticks down.
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OVER! It is end-to-end stuff as we enter the second of seven additional minutes. The ball is laid ball for Larouci, who shoots from a tight angle, but his effort is over. It may have been wiser to seek out a team-mate from there.
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CHANCE! Ahmedhodzic should do better! The centre-half is the furthest player forward for United, who go straight down the other end in search of the equaliser. McBurnie sends a wonderful cross to the far post, where the defender is unable to volley home from inside the six-yard box.
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CHANCE! City look to respond immediately and Foden tees up Alvarez, who sweeps the ball just too high.
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Assist Philip Walter Foden
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Goal Rodrigo Hernández Cascante
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Substitution Mateo KovaÄiÄ Philip Walter Foden
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Goal Jayden Ian Bogle
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City counter with Grealish leading the charge. He tees up Alvarez, who gets a shot away from distance, but Foderingham easily gathers.
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Egan goes into the book for a foul on Grealish.
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The hosts push again with Traore leading the charge down the left. But Walker tracks his run all the way and is deemed to win the ball fairly, despite United's protests.
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Substitution Oliver James Norwood Christopher Paul Basham
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GOOD SAVE! Alvarez goes for goal with a 25-yard free-kick. His delivery dips nicely and Foderingham is forced to push it away.
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Norwood's corner is met by McBurnie, but he cannot steer his header towards the target.
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The hosts have their tails up and are asking questions of City. McBurnie neatly holds the ball up before seeking out Bogle, and Ake is forced to make an important intervention at the expense of a corner.
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Yellow Card Vinicius de Souza Costa
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GREAT BLOCK! United send a long throw into the box. Ederson punches straight to Hamer, whose shot is brilliantly blocked by Dias. Soon after, the City goalkeeper sends a poor clearance straight to Ahmedhodzic, whose instant long-range attempt is not too far wide.
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There is a break in play with Grealish in need of attention following a heavy challenge.
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OFFSIDE! NO GOAL! Haaland gets in behind again as he latches onto Alvarez's throughball before slotting home. But the brief joy is cut short by the offside flag.
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Substitution William Idamudia Daugaard Osula Oliver Robert McBurnie
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There was more relief than ecstasy in Haaland's face when he broke the deadlock. City's number nine has had to be patient after his penalty miss and seeing other opportunities go begging, but his goal has finally arrived.
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Thankfully for the hosts, Foderingham gets back to his feet and is fine to continue.
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A concern for United as Foderingham stays down after the goal. The medical team are quickly on to tend to the goalkeeper.
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The visitors continue to threaten and Alvarez draws another smart save out of Foderingham, before Walker fires narrowly over from distance.
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GOOD SAVE! Foderingham comes to United's rescue again as he rushes out to deny Haaland, who had threaded onto Kovacic's throughball.
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Goal Erling Braut Haaland
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JUST WIDE! Grealish teases the hosts' defence before feeding Rodri, who works space before drilling his shot whiskers wide of the far post.
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Yellow Card William Idamudia Daugaard Osula
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Dias is the latest player to try his luck for City. Egan is well-placed to divert his attempt away for yet another corner.
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Gvardiol's cross is deflected behind for another corner. Can City find the breakthrough, or will their opponents continue to frustrate them?
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The visitors keep pushing for the opening goal and force a corner, but United survive once more.
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WIDE! It is not happening for Haaland at the moment. Walker fizzes in a cross towards his number nine, but he cannot direct it towards goal from eight yards out.
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City are quickly on top again at the restart. Rodri tries his luck on a couple of occasions, but both shots are high and wide of the target.
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United get the ball rolling again in the second half.
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Although on the back foot for large periods of that first half, United will be thrilled to go into the break still all square. But the hosts will know they must up their game on the restart.
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We are goalless at half-time despite a dominant opening 45 minutes from Manchester City at Bramall Lane. The reigning Premier League champions enjoyed over 83 per cent of possession and registered 12 unanswered shots - one of those seeing Erling Haaland's penalty hit the post - but that opening goal continues to elude them.
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HALF-TIME: SHEFFIELD UNITED 0-0 MANCHESTER CITY
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Baldock is late on Grealish and goes into the book. Tempers are flaring slightly as this first half draws to a close.
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Penalty Miss Erling Braut Haaland
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We are into the second of four additional minutes at the end of this first half. City are pushing for the opening goal and United are clinging on.
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The visitors continue to threaten and Grealish squeezes the ball into the box, but United survive again.
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City look to break the deadlock before half-time and Rodri tries his luck from range. But his effort is comfortably gathered by Foderingham.
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Buoyed by Haaland's missed penalty, United look to capitalise on their reprieve. Larouci seeks out Osula with a throughball, but the latter is offside.
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Well, he is human. That was only the second time Haaland has been unsuccessful from 12 yards for City. The Norway international had netted his other eight attempts.
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HAALAND HITS THE POST! A rare collector's item as City's number one fails from 12 yards. Haaland sends Foderingham the wrong way, but sees his effort bounce back off the upright.
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PENALTY TO CITY! A lovely move culminates in Alvarez's cross striking Egan on the arm. The referee shows no hesitation in pointing to the spot.
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City have won all nine Premier League games in which Alvarez has scored. Only Chris Smalling has netted in more Premier League games and ending on the winning side each time (11).
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City are awarded a free-kick 30 yards from goal. Silva leaves it for Alvarez, whose ambitious attempt is always rising.
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Back where his career started, Walker sends an inviting low ball into the box. But none of his team-mates are alert and able to pounce.
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GREAT SAVE! The visitors threaten and the ball ricochets kindly in the box for the unmarked Alvarez, who is brilliantly denied by Foderingham.
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City have never lost in the Premier League against United, winning seven and drawing three of the previous 10 encounters.
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We are still goalless at the midway point in the first half, but City have dominated proceedings and enjoyed a whopping 83 per cent of possession so far.
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OFFSIDE! NO GOAL! City think they have taken the lead when Ake bundles the ball home from a free-kick. But the joy is short-lived after Rodri is rightly ruled offside.
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Kovacic embarks on a powerful run from midfield and drives into the heart of the United defence, eventually drawing a foul from Traore. City have a free-kick in a dangerous position.
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There is a concern for United with Osborn staying down and in need of medical attention. It remains to be seen whether or not he can continue.
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Substitution Benjamin Jarrod Osborn Yasser Larouci
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City apply the pressure from a corner. But the hosts maintain their concentration levels and eventually clear their lines.
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Chance! Haaland has his first meaningful sight on goal. Alvarez picks out the Norwegian, but he can only head straight at Foderingham.
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The Blades are winless in their last eight league meetings with City, last tasting victory in January 2000.
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United enjoy a rare venture forward with Norwood's challenge enabling Traore to lead the charge. He looks to thread a throughball for Osborn, but Dias reads the danger well and intervenes.
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Haaland involved for the first time as Silva whips a ball towards him in the box. However, he cannot keep his header down.
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Though they will be favourites here, it is worth noting City have not kept three successive Premier League clean sheets for nearly two years now - last achieving the feat in December 2021.
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City quickly settle into their rhythm and take control of possession. Although, United can breathe for a second with a goal-kick after Grealish just loses control of the ball.
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The referee blows his whistle and City get us under way.
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The teams are greeted by a wonderful atmosphere at Bramall Lane. Kick-off is just moments away.
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City have won each of their last five meetings with United, also keeping a clean sheet on each occasion.
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Meanwhile, assistant coach Juanma Lillo leads City today in the absence of Pep Guardiola, who is recovering after a back operation. There are two changes from the narrow win over Newcastle United. Silva is back from illness while Ake also starts with Foden dropping to the bench. New signing Doku could make his debut as a substitute following his arrival from Rennes earlier this week.
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Paul Heckingbottom makes just a single change from the Blades' 2-1 defeat at Nottingham Forest last time out. Baldock returns from injury to replace Max Lowe, who limped off at half-time at the City Ground. McBurnie, Bogle and Coulibaly are back on the bench, but the likes of John Fleck, Rhian Brewster, Daniel Jebbison and Rhys Norrington-Davies remain absent.
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SUBS: Stefan Ortega, Kalvin Phillips, Jeremy Doku, Sergio Gomez, Phil Foden, Oscar Bobb, Cole Palmer, Rico Lewis, James McAtee.
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MANCHESTER CITY (4-2-3-1): Ederson; Kyle Walker, Ruben Dias, Nathan Ake, Josko Gvardiol; Rodri, Mateo Kovacic; Bernardo Silva, Julian Alvarez, Jack Grealish; Erling Haaland.
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SUBS: Adam Davies, Auston Trusty, Chris Basham, Oli McBurnie, Ismaila Coulibaly, Jayden Bogle, Yacine Larouci, Louie Marsh, Andre Brooks.
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SHEFFIELD UNITED (3-5-2): Wes Foderingham; Anel Ahmedhodzic, John Egan, Jack Robinson; George Baldock, Gustavo Hamer, Oliver Norwood, Vinicius, Ben Osborn; Benie Traore, William Osula.
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Reigning champions City will be favourites to continue their perfect start to the new season, in which they have collected all six points. Meanwhile, United are still looking to get off the mark after opening the campaign with back-to-back defeats.
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Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
