The home team started their Premier Leageu run quite poorly with two defeats against teams that they could have scored points against. First, they lost to Crystal Palace 0-1 on their home field, while in the second round, Nottingham beat them with a goal by Wood at the very end of the match 1-2. Over the summer, Sheffield lost their main players Berge and I. Diyae and is one of the few teams that can be said to have entered the Premier League with a weaker team than the one they had in the Championship. This can be seen on the pitch as the "Blades" belong to a group of teams that still do not have a point (there are also Everton, Luton, Burnley), and it is unlikely that they will get it today. As for City, he opened the new season in style with two routine victories. First, they defeated Burnley 3-0 at Turf Moor, and then they defeated Newcastle 1-0 in front of their fans with a goal from Alvarez in the middle of the first half of the game. In addition to the successful performances in the Premier League, the "Citizens" added another trophy to their showcases by celebrating in the European Super Cup, where they beat Sevilla after a 1-1 draw in the regular season after a better penalty shootout (5-4). Although it will be without Stones and De Bruyne, anything but another routine triumph for Guardiola's company would be a huge surprise. The difference in quality is very big in this duel and I know that Haaland wants to play against "bad" clubs, so I will see a good part from him.

主队在英超的开局非常糟糕，两场失利都是他们本可以得分的对手。首先，他们在主场0-1输给了水晶宫，而在第二轮比赛中，诺丁汉在比赛结束时以伍德的进球1-2击败了他们。整个夏天，谢菲尔德失去了他们的主要球员贝尔热和迪亚耶，是少数几支进入英超的球队之一，可以说他们的阵容比他们在英冠联赛中的阵容弱。这在球场上可以看出，“刀锋”属于一群还没有拿到一分的球队(还有埃弗顿、卢顿和伯恩利)，而且他们今天也不太可能拿到一分。至于曼城，他以两场常规赛的胜利拉开了新赛季的序幕。首先，他们在草皮摩尔球场3-0击败伯恩利，然后在上半场比赛中，他们凭借阿尔瓦雷斯的进球在球迷面前1-0击败纽卡斯尔。除了在英超的成功表现之外，“市民”还在欧洲超级杯上庆祝，他们在常规赛点球大战(5-4)中以1-1战平塞维利亚后击败了塞维利亚。虽然没有斯通斯和德布鲁因，但瓜迪奥拉的球队取得的胜利将是一个巨大的惊喜。在这场比赛中，实力的差异是非常大的，我知道哈兰德想要和“坏”俱乐部比赛，所以我将从他身上看到好的一面。