Celtic triumph over Manchester City in USA Tour opener
Brendan Rodgers' side recorded a win over the Premier League champions Credit: Michael P Ryan (ETPhotos)
Manchester City 3 - 4 Celtic
Manchester City's pre-season tour of the United States began with a narrow 4-3 defeat to Celtic in North Carolina.
The Scottish champions took an early lead, with Kyogo Furuhashi scoring in the fourth minute.
Nicolas Kühn added two more goals in the first half, while Oscar Bobb managed to pull one back for City at the 33-minute mark.
In the second half, City mounted a comeback. Maximo Perrone scored immediately after the break, followed by Erling Haaland's header in the 57th minute, which levelled the match at 3-3.
However, Celtic found a winner through substitute Luis Palma, sealing the victory.
The match also saw debuts for several City academy players, including Jahmai Simpson-Pusey, Jadel Katongo, Joel Ndala, and Nico O’Reilly.
Match Timeline
4': Kyogo Furuhashi opens the scoring for Celtic.
13': Nicolas Kühn doubles Celtic's lead.
33': Oscar Bobb scores for City
36': Kühn scores his second, restoring Celtic's two-goal advantage.
46': Maximo Perrone scores early in the second half for City.
57': Erling Haaland equalises for City with a powerful header.
70': Luis Palma scores the decisive goal for Celtic.
Line-ups
City XI: Ortega Moreno (Ederson 46’), Lewis (Katongo 64’), Simpson-Pusey, Mbete (Doyle 46’), Wilson-Esbrand (Katongo 64’), Phillips (Susoho 46’), O’Reilly (Perrone 46’), McAtee (Ndala 46’), Bobb, Grealish (Knight 68’), Haaland (C) (Hamilton 68’).
Subs: Carson, Wright, Galvez, Oboavwoduo, Heskey, Fatah, Mfuni, Samuel.
Celtic XI: Schmeichel (Sinisalo 46’), Ralston (Donovan 46’), Welsh (Lagerbielke 64’), Scales (Kobayashi 64’), Taylor, McGregor (C) (Anderson 64’), O’Riley, Hatate (Yang 64’), Kuhn (Forrest 46’), Maeda, Kyogo (Palma 64’).
Subs: Bain, Holm, Kwon, Tomoki, Lawal, Murray, Dede, Turley, M. Johnston.
Next Up
Manchester City will continue their pre-season tour with a match against AC Milan on Saturday at the Yankee Stadium in New York. The game is set to kick off at 23:00 (BST).
Celtic will face Chelsea at the Notre Dame Stadium in Indiana on Saturday, with kick-off scheduled for 21:00.
