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Walker's homecoming strike gives Man City 1-0 win at Sheffield United

Manchester City's Kyle Walker, right, scores his side's opening goal during the English Premier League soccer match between Sheffield United and Manchester City at Bramall Lane stadium in Sheffield, England, Saturday, Oct. 31, 2020. [Cath Ivill/Pool via AP]

Manchester City beat Sheffield United 1-0 at Bramall Lane on Saturday with Kyle Walker scoring against his boyhood club to extend the home side's winless start to the Premier League season to seven games.

Walker, who was raised in Sheffield and came through the Blades' youth system, marked his 100th league appearance for City with a goal in the first half and refused to celebrate.

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