Erling Haaland and Phil Foden raised their game as Manchester City beat Crystal Palace 3-0 despite producing an underwhelming performance in south London. The Eagles hit the woodwork in either half but Haaland gave Pep Guardiola's side the lead late in the first half with a towering header before Foden slammed the ball into the net with his favoured left foot to put the game out of Palace's sight.

With Haaland missing from the starting lineup, many Man City fans assume that the Norwegian striker suffered an injury, but the player is on the bench for the quarterfinal match in the EFL Cup against Brentford.

Manchester City make seven changes to the side that beat Crystal Palace on Sunday.

Man City gradually grew into the game and opened the scoring in sensational fashion through playmaker Rayan Cherki, who fired an early Christmas cracker into the top-right corner from the edge of the ...