"He deserves that chance."
, Manuel Pellegrini 12 September 2015.Eighteen year old Kelechi Iheanacho took only 54 seconds to make his mark on this gritty top two encounter, scoring the 90th minute winner, having the agility and quick thought to pounce on a close-range rebound after Alex McCarthy failed to hold Samir Nasri's shot.
Palace had gone a long way to justifying their heady 2nd place EPL spot, but on the balance of play it was a deserved, if unspectacular, win. City dominated both possession and chances created and although palace always had speed in their counter attacks, calling Joe Hart into action on a couple of occasions, the better chances fell City's way; with a bad miss by Navas in the first half, when through on goal being perhaps the best, until Iheanacho intervened to create a spectacular ending to the game.
The win continues City's unbeaten start to the Season. Five wins from five games with no goals conceded is fabulous form to take into the first Champions League clash of the Season on Tuesday against Juventus.
The only negative of the day was an early injury to Aguero. The international break had already taken its toll on the City squad with both Silva (ankle) and Sterling (hamstring) being ruled out of the Palace game. So to lose Sergio only 24 minutes into the match, from a clinical and dangerous challenge by Scott Dann, was the last thing the team needed. Early comments from Club and players via Twitter point to him being out at least until Saturday. Both Silva and Sterling may feature vs. Juve.
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