Under Glasner, Palace are well-drilled and settled. Haaland’s goal, a towering header from Matheus Nunes’ right-wing cross, was only City’s second shot on target and came at a time when neither side looked particularly likely to open the scoring.

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 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.

Manchester City and Aston Villa both won to keep the pressure on Premier League leader Arsenal. Nottingham Forest pulled further away from the relegation zone with a 3-0 against Tottenham and Sunderland beat Newcastle 1-0 in the Tyne-Wear derby after an own-goal from Nick Woltemade.