Manchester City secured a comfortable 3-0 victory over Palermo in their final preseason match. Erling Haaland opened the scoring with a goal after 25 minutes. The team made 10 changes at half-time, with only Haaland continuing into the second half. Tijjani Reijnders came off the bench, scoring twice, including a goal assisted by Divine Mukasa, who was also making his first senior start. This match was a crucial preparation ahead of their Premier League opener against Wolves.
Haaland opened the scoring when getting on the end of a Rico Lewis pass to slot into the bottom left corner after 25 minutes.
One of those replacements was Reijnders, who came on to score his first goal since his move from AC Milan earlier this summer, when smashing home after receiving a Savinho pass.
Mukasa made his presence felt, finding Reijnders running into space, and the Netherlands midfielder slotted home for his second of the night.
The win was City's only preseason clash, after a shock exit at the last 16 stage of the Club World Cup last month to Al Hilal.
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