Erling Haaland's double on Man City Premier League debut shows what he will give champions

Manchester City's rivals grew nervous at the Straz's collection after Erling Haaland produced a low-key performance in the Community Shield defeat to Liverpool. They hoped that his impressive record with Borussia Dortmund in the Bundesliga might make him a flat-track bully who would take time to adapt to the Premier League and even his more explosive, physical style and brute force. The city's understudied mind-set can be disruptive. It was a quick, desperately poor rush to judgment that saw the Premier League's other big new attacking arrival, Liverpool's Darwin Nevins, lampooned as a poor man's Andy Carroll just minutes after his first friendly. was done wrong. And then wrong. Two goals from Holland inspired Man City to win for the Hammers. You can now get Manchester City news updates in the BBC Sport app - find out more. It's as much a guarantee of Holland goals - lots of them - as Manchester City could get and everything they were hoping for when they hired one of the game's most coveted talents. , was on show for all to see on this cruise. A 2-0 win over West Ham United on the opening weekend.. When he was replaced by Julian Alvarez 12 minutes from time, Haaland not only won the game by two goals for City but also began to improve his partnership with a supply line that has been on the rise this season. I would definitely be great for that. Holland spent the first half-hour holding their sights, making too many runs that were unearned by passes from Kevin De Bruyne and Elke Gundogan, or narrowly missing an inviting cross from Phil Foden. That all changed after 36 minutes when Holland's diagonal run was parried by Gundogan. He was too quick for West Ham keeper Alphonse Areola, for the injured Lukasz Fabianski, who brought him down. Erling Holland scored his second goal against West Ham. Erling Holland is the first player to score twice since Sergio Aguero in August 2011. On his Premier League debut for Manchester City. City's record from the spot is infamous but Holland was having none of it as he picked up the ball and sent Areola the wrong way before adopting his trademark Zen pose to earn the congratulations of his team-mates. gave The biggest window into what we can expect from City this season came after 65 minutes with a goal we'll see often as a warning to those looking to snatch their Premier League crown. are hoping De Bruyne stepped up before seeing off another Holland run. The pass was perfect, as was Holland's finish, advancing to beat Areola with a low, left-footed strike. It was extraordinary and had the hallmarks of all great strikers - meaning you never expected him to miss the moment when he broke through the West Ham defence. Game Over. It will be game over for many teams in the Premier League when City complete those lines of communication between Holland and those looking to make those runs in behind the defence. The ease with which City dismissed a West Ham side that many predicted would be the toughest of the early game tests was a very early, very eloquent, sign of intent. It was a statement. Not only did City use all the old weapons to put away West Ham, they were able to use a devastating new attacking weapon to send a message to the rest of the Premier League. The prospect of feeding De Bruyne, Gundogan and Foden Haaland would be mouth-watering. The feeling will be mutual. City have won the Premier League in four of the last five seasons but there has always been a nagging feeling that they should be taking a higher percentage of the chances they create. It may not have cost them domestically but it didn't help them in that coveted Champions League run, last season's semi-final against eventual winners Real Madrid being the prime example. It's hard to shake the belief that if they had a finisher of Holland's hunger and ability available, they would have won this tie after the first. Now they have Holland and those hoping for a big-name new arrival, alongside Guardiola's more traditional approach, may somehow turn their dynamic to City's detriment. Had to think again. West Ham, surprisingly passive and limited, simply couldn't match the power of Holland and the chances offered by City's brilliant creators. Holland's all-round display showed they would not be the last to escape the fray as the champions made the easiest start to their title defence.