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Man City beat Ipswich 3-2; Haaland and Semenyo limp off injured

Manchester City won 3-2 at home to Ipswich Town on Saturday, with Erling Haaland scoring twice, but Haaland and Antoine Semenyo both left the pitch with apparent injuries.

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Centre · 2Manchester City beat Ipswich Town 3-2 at the Etihad Stadium on Saturday 17 October, with Erling Haaland scoring twice. Centre · 2Phil Foden gave City an early lead, which Daizen Maeda cancelled out for Ipswich. Centre · 1Haaland restored City's lead before halftime with a header from Mateo Kovacic's cross, and added a second in the 69th minute, according to CNA.

Centre · 2Haaland was denied a hat-trick, which CNA attributes to an offside decision and the Evening Standard to VAR. Zian Flemming's stoppage-time penalty gave Ipswich a late lifeline, but City held on. Centre · 1Haaland and Semenyo both limped off with apparent injuries, and the nature of the injuries was not yet clear, the Evening Standard reported. Semenyo appeared to pick up a knee knock after coming off the bench with 15 minutes left. Centre · 1Mateo Kovacic was also forced off earlier in the day, giving manager Enzo Maresca three new injury concerns. The Standard noted heavy workloads: Haaland played a full 90 minutes for the second time in four days, after 80 against Liverpool and four Norway appearances in the international break, and Semenyo played 90 minutes in each of City's previous two games. It also said there had been suggestions Maresca might rest Haaland.

Centre · 2The win was City's seventh from seven in the Premier League. The Standard said it left City six points clear of champions Arsenal and took Haaland to 12 goals for the season in all competitions. It came after City lost to Paris St Germain in the Champions League on Wednesday. Centre · 2Both outlets note the club's off-field situation. City were found to have breached Premier League financial rules, which CNA says number 114, and the club has appealed. CNA says City have always denied wrongdoing, and the outcome of the appeal is not yet known.

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CNA runs a round-up of Saturday's Premier League matches, leading with Haaland's double and City's perfect start. The Evening Standard focuses on City's injury worries after a nervy win.
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CNA: scorers, results across several matches and the pending financial-rules appeal. Evening Standard: the injuries to Haaland, Semenyo and Kovacic, and player workload.
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CNA does not mention the Haaland and Semenyo injuries. The Standard gives few details of the goals and does not mention the appeal.
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“goal machine”“nervy win”
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“But on the pitch it is very much business as usual, especially for Norwegian goal machine Haaland.” — CNA
“Enzo Maresca gets three new injury concerns after nervy win” — Evening Standard

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