Celtic down Man City in seven-goal preseason friendly
Celtic down Man City in seven-goal preseason friendly
Celtic defeated a heavily rotated Manchester City side in a thrilling seven-goal preseason friendly in the United States.
Scorers: Bobb 33′, Perrone 46′, Haaland 57 ; Kühn 13′, 38′, Palma 68′
After some severe weather nearly delayed kickoff, the game went ahead on a hot and humid night in Chapel Hill.
Despite some early possession from the Premier League champions, it was Celtic who snatched the lead thanks to a slick counter-attack that was capped off by Nicolas-Gerrit Kühn.
It did not take long for Manchester City to click back into gear however, and they pulled level past the half-hour mark when youngster Oscar Bobb managed to squeeze the ball through the onrushing Kasper Schmeichel.
Parity only lasted a few minutes as Nicolas-Gerrit Kühn found success down the right-wing once again, cutting onto his left foot before finding the back of the net to give Celtic the lead once again.
It went from good to great for Brendan Rodgers’ side when bagged a goal of his own before the break to double the lead.
City came roaring back with goals from substitute Máximo Perrone, and Erling Haaland but Celtic answered yet again when Luis Palma got his name on the scoresheet with a goal on the break.
