Westham 0-2 Mancity: Haaland socres twices as premier league champions begin title defence.

Match report and highlights as Erling Haaland marked his Premier League debut with a well-taken double against West Ham; the striker became the second Man City player to score twice as a debutant, following Sergio Aguero in 2011; Pep Guardiola praised an "exceptional" team performance

Erling Haaland scored twice as Manchester City began their Premier League title defence in confident fashion by brushing aside West Ham 2-0 in front of a record crowd at the London Stadium.

A crowd of 62,443 packed into the Hammers' home ground - the biggest of any London-based club - only to be met by the towering presence of Haaland and the wizardry of Ilkay Gundogan.

Pep Guardiola later named midfielder Gundogan as one of City's "most important" component parts following an "exceptional" team performance, while also praising the vast improvement made since their Community Shield defeat to Liverpool eight days ago.