Kyle Walker atoned for gifting his former club Sheffield United an 85th minute equaliser by playing a key role in Rodri’s winner three minutes later as Manchester City extended their flawless start to the defence of their Premier League title.
So City remain the last top-flight team with a 100 per cent start but this was nothing like as straightforward as their FA Cup semi-final win over these opponents as Paul Heckingbottom’s newly-promoted team gave it full throttle after Erling Haaland’s 63rd minute opener and even had the audacity to pull level through Jayden Bogle before Rodri’s latest key goal.
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