Celtic show Man City a real storm as Pep Guardiola's superstars denied battle of champions boast – 5 talking points
dailyrecord.co.ukA severe weather warning forced the Kenan Stadium to be evacuated before kick-off. But it was Celtic who brought the storm on the pitch.It might only be pre-season but Brendan Rodgers’s men produced a thunderous show against a Manchester City skippered by superstar Erling Haaland to send out a severe warning of their own to the rest of Scottish football.
Rodgers rolled out a strong side – and they delivered a strong message. Celts mean business again.Lightning quick Nicolas Kuhn bagged a stunning double before a subline assist for Kyogo to leave the European champions stunned at the break.
And to top it off there was a brilliant debut from Kasper Schmeichel – who made a couple of cracking stops to keep out Haaland.The second period was slightly different story with all the usual pre-season subs but while City got back level, Luis Palma pounced again to ensure a morale boosting win.
Even though City were behind in pre-season and not fully flexing their squad, it's clear Celtic are looking sharp ahead of the new season – and that’s before Rodgers properly gets going in the transfer market.The Hoops boss rolled out a strong starting line-up in Chapel Hill – with only really Cameron Carter-Vickers and Alistair Johnston missing.
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