SUMMARY
- Patrick Vieira made one change for the trip to the Etihad, replacing the injured Wilfried Zaha with Nathaniel Clyne
- Palace went ahead on just four minutes when John Stones put through his own net for the hosts
- Joachim Andersen then doubled the Eagles' lead just shy of the half's mid-point as he powered home a header from a corner
- Half-time: Manchester City 0-2 Crystal Palace
- Bernardo Silva pulled one back for City with a deflected effort on 53 minutes
- Erling Haaland then drew Pep Guardiola's side level shortly afterwards
- Haaland tapped in at the far post on 70 minutes to put the hosts ahead
- The Norwegian forward then got his hat-trick nine minutes from time
- Full-time: Manchester City 4-2 Crystal Palace
What's that old saying, something about a game of two halves?
The Eagles were superb in the first 45 minutes at the Etihad, carrying out Patrick Vieira's instructions to a tee as they tore into City, both defensively and offensively.
Their reward was a fourth-minute lead as they caused havoc in the City backline, and forced John Stones into an own goal.
That advantage was then doubled on 21 minutes when Joachim Andersen - defending resolutely at his own end - then popped up in City's box to power a header past Ederson.
It was no more than Palace had deserved and they didn't stop there, with Ebere Eze carrying the ball dangerously at every opportunity, linking well with Odsonne Edouard.
City were trying to turn the screw, but clear-cut chances were at a premium for the hosts, and Palace were good for their half-time lead.
Regrettably for Vieira's men, it was all change after the interval as City worked their way back into the match.
First Bernardo Silva pulled one back from the edge of the box, thanks to a deflected effort.
Then Erling Haaland made the scores level just after the hour mark with a flicked header from Phil Foden's cross.
Haaland got his second to put City into the lead for the first time in the match with a far-post tap-in.
And he got his hat-trick late on when collecting a ball from Ilkay Gundogan and finishing past Vicente Guaita.
A defeat then for the Eagles, but plenty of positives to take.
Vieira 'disappointed' by nature of defeat
Patrick Vieira felt his side were "unlucky to come away with nothing" from their trip to Manchester City.
The gaffer said afterwards: "I'm disappointed of course.
"Because in a game of football when you lead 2-0 at half-time, you expect to get something from the game.
"But today was a special team we were facing, so much quality collectively and individually."
Read all his thoughts here.
Andersen reacts to City loss
Joachim Andersen said he thought Palace "didn't have the luck" in their 4-2 defeat away to Manchester City.
Andersen felt the game was similar to previous encounters the Eagles have had with City, but that the difference was the hosts taking their chances.
He said: "Today we didn't [have that luck], that's football sometimes.
"It's so difficult to play against City, because you need to expect the unexpected, they will find that little metre of space."
Read the full piece here.
