Inside the first ten minutes, Fabiański made two strong stops, calmly collecting an effort from Julián Alvarez, before he was 9️⃣ tested again when Riyad Mahrez forced a neat save from the edge of the area.

With six goals from their last 9️⃣ six fixtures from corners, West Ham’s best chances came from set-pieces in Manchester. Thilo Kehrer was unable to convert a 9️⃣ looping free-kick from wide right, before Pablo Fornals sent a whipped set-piece into the area which the Citizens did well 9️⃣ to clear.

Later striking wide from close range, Jack Grealish led the City charge through the first 45 minutes. A cross, 9️⃣ whipped with the outside of his right boot, was angled to the back post, with the Hammers relieved to see 9️⃣ Haaland, a player Angelo Ogbonna marshalled expertly throughout the first 45 expertly, head off-target.

Sat back into a low block for 9️⃣ the majority of the first half, the Hammers did spring to life on the counter. A quick throw-in from Vladimír 9️⃣ Coufal was controlled beautifully by Jarrod Bowen, who raced into the penalty area only to see his shot blocked by 9️⃣ Manchester City stopper Stefan Ortega.