Pep Guardiola‘s men made the perfect start with Erling Haaland finding the bottom right corner from the penalty spot after Alvarez was fouled by Tim Ream with three minutes on the clock.
The goal saw our number nine become the first Premier League player ever to score a half century of goals across all competitions.
The hosts struck back 12 minutes later, with Carlos Vinicius blasting into the corner from Harry Wilson’s knockdown.
With just under ten minutes until the interval, we retook the lead through a stunning Alvarez strike from 25 yards, with the ball dipping into the top corner beyond the sprawling Bernd Leno.
Haaland came close to his second of the afternoon shortly after the interval, but Leno got down low expertly to turn his goal-bound shot around the post.
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We remained cool, calm and professional in the closing stages to claim a crucial three points that propel us to the top of the table!
View the best images from the victory in London via our gallery below.
