Manchester City’s Erling Braut Haaland walks off the pitch after being substituted.
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Erling Haaland has already taken one among Sergio Aguero’s scoring information for Manchester City.
At this charge, absolutely extra will fall.
With one among City’s objectives in a routine 4-1 win at Bournemouth on Saturday, Haaland made it 27 for the season within the English Premier League. That’s greater than any participant has scored in a single marketing campaign for City because the league began in 1992.
Aguero had the earlier highest complete of 26 in 2014-15, a part of his document all-time haul of 260 for City in all competitions.
The scary factor about Haaland is that he nonetheless has 13 matches remaining within the league. He is closing in on Liverpool ahead Mohamed Salah’s document haul of 32 in a 38-game season in addition to the 34 of Andy Cole and Alan Shearer — achieved again when there have been 42 video games per season.
Haaland will not rating many simpler objectives than his end from three meters at Vitality Stadium that helped City ease to a win to maintain on the shoulder of Arsenal within the title race.
There was extra motion on the backside of the standings, with victories for Leeds and West Ham lifting each groups out of the relegation zone and dropping Everton and Bournemouth into it.
Haaland scored both aspect of Julian Alvarez and Phil Foden, with an own-goal by Chris Mepham wrapping up the scoring for City towards Bournemouth.
It is six consecutive matches and not using a clear sheet for Pep Guardiola’s staff, nevertheless, after Jefferson Lerma’s 83rd-minute strike for the hosts.
Arsenal earlier gained at Leicester 1-0, a end result that was extra resounding than the scoreline steered.
Arsenal stayed two factors away from second-placed City with a sport to spare.
Liverpool held
After conceding 5 objectives to Real Madrid within the Champions League in midweek, Liverpool at the very least tightened up on the again in a 0-0 draw at Crystal Palace.
Jurgen Klopp’s staff was in need of attacking inspiration, nevertheless, with Darwin Nunez out injured. Mohamed Salah curled a shot towards the crossbar in a sport of few actual probabilities at Selhurst Park.
Source: www.thehindu.com
