Man City edge Ipswich 3-2 for a perfect seven-game start as Enzo Maresca makes Premier League history

Manchester City are still perfect but Saturday's win came with a scare.

City beat Ipswich Town 3-2 at the Etihad Stadium for their seventh straight Premier League win to open the season. That makes Enzo Maresca the first manager in Premier League history to win his first seven league games in charge. It is also City's best start ever to a Premier League season.

Haaland does it again

Phil Foden, back in the starting lineup, put City ahead in the 19th minute off a delivery from Jeremy Doku. Ipswich answered two minutes later when Daizen Maeda raced into the box and beat goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma.

Erling Haaland headed City back in front in the 34th minute from a Mateo Kovacic cross. He struck again in the 69th minute, brushing off a defender before rolling Iliman Ndiaye's pass into the bottom corner. Haaland had a third goal ruled out for offside by video review. He has now scored in six straight league appearances.

A nervy finish

Ipswich never stopped pushing. Zian Flemming scored from the penalty spot late in the game after a video review showed Marc Guehi had fouled Abdul Fatawu. That set up 12 tense minutes of stoppage time. Ipswich goalkeeper Christian Walton made several big saves to keep his team in it.

Injury worries

The win was costly. Kovacic, Matheus Nunes and Nico O'Reilly all left the game injured. Haaland was limping badly and went straight down the tunnel at the final whistle without stopping to applaud the fans. Antoine Semenyo also appeared to be hobbling.

City were bouncing back from a 4-2 home loss to Paris Saint-Germain in the Champions League on Wednesday. It was their first defeat of the season in any competition.

Elsewhere on Saturday

Liverpool came from behind to beat Brentford 2-1 and hand the Bees their first loss of the season. Keane Lewis-Potter headed Brentford in front before Yehor Yarmoliuk was sent off in first-half stoppage time for a headbutt on Jeremy Jacquet. Víctor Muñoz and Alexander Isak then scored eight minutes apart in the second half. Brentford finished with nine men after Vitaly Janelt picked up a second yellow card late. Liverpool lost Dominik Szoboszlai to injury just 32 minutes into his return.

Fulham beat Hull City 1-0 on a goal from Alex Iwobi for their first win of the season. It was manager Alvaro Arbeloa's first Premier League victory and it lifted Fulham out of the bottom three.

City lead the table with 21 points, six ahead of Arsenal, who have a game in hand.