Erling Braut Haaland scored four – Manchester City breathing down Arsenal’s neck – Dagsavisen

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Haaland scored his goals number 22, 23, 24 and 25 in this year’s Premier League and is aiming for a new superb top scorer title. Two of the goals came on penalties.

The first hit came from the chalk mark. Rayan Aït-Nouri swept down Josko Gvardiol after 10 minutes of play, and Haaland put the penalty safely into the goal. He sent the goalkeeper to one side and the ball to the other.

A screwed Haaland was also close to a header a few minutes later, but this time Wolverhampton’s goalkeeper José Sá was in the right place. He wasn’t after 34 minutes of play. Then the header from the Norwegian sat perfectly in the far corner from close range on a pass from Rodri.

Overtime

The 3-0 score came well into overtime in the 1st half. This time it was Haaland himself who was fouled, and after the referee had conferred with VAR, a penalty was awarded. Again, the City striker sent down to his left in much the same way as the first penalty. The keeper went the right way, but did not reach.

The 4-1 scoring came just after Wolverhampton reduced eight minutes after the break. Then Haaland received a pass from Phil Foden in the back room and thundered in with his good foot, the left, from around 13 meters away. The ball flew elegantly into the far corner.

It was Haaland’s 36th goal of the season, and his 25th in the Premier League. That makes him the clear top scorer in the Premier League, just as he was last season.

Discussion

Many have claimed that the 23-year-old hasn’t looked as fit after the injury layoff, but there was little sign of such a thing on Saturday. Then he was once again a deadly giant.

In the 82nd minute, the job was done. Then Haaland was clapped off the pitch, and Julian Alvarez came on for his 100th game for City. Three minutes later, the Argentine put in the 5-1 score.

Haaland himself was not happy with being replaced. He got into an argument with manager Pep Guardiola and proceeded to issue some fresh remarks after he had sat down.

Can decide for yourself

The victory meant that Manchester City cemented 2nd place behind Arsenal in the table. They are one point behind the London club with one game less played.

Manchester City have everything in their own hands ahead of the start of the season. If they win all the games, everything is decided.

This is what the program looks like:

11 May: Away against Fulham

14 May: Away against Tottenham.

May 19: Home to West Ham.

Manchester City have not lost in their last 43 home games. Manchester City have lost three games in the Premier League this season. One of them was 1-2 away for Wolverhampton.

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FACT

Premier League Saturday, round of 36:

Manchester City – Wolverhampton 5-1 (3-0)

Goals: 1-0 Erling Braut Haaland (size 12), 2-0 Haaland (35), 3-0 Haaland (size 45), 3-1 Hee-chan Hwang (53), 4-1 Haaland (54) , 5-1 Julián Álvarez (85).

Dommer: Craig Pawson.

Gult kort: Mario Lemina, Nélson Semedo, Boubacar Traoré, João Gomes, Wolverhampton.

Manchester C. (4-2-3-1): Ederson – Kyle Walker, Manuel Akanji, Nathan Aké (John Stones fra 68.), Josko Gvardiol – Rodri, Mateo Kovacic – Bernardo (Jérémy Doku fra 79.), Kevin De Bruyne (Matheus Nunes fra 79.), Phil Foden (Jack Grealish fra 78.) – Erling Braut Haaland (Julián Álvarez fra 81.).

Wolverhampton (5-3-2): Jose Sa – Ryan Aït-Nouri, Nelson Semedo, Max Kilman, Toti, Hugo Bueno (Santiago Bueno from 70.) – João Gomes, Mario Lemina (Jean-Ricner Bellegarde from 45.), Boubacar Traoré – Matheus Cunha (Pablo Sarabia from the 75th), Hwang Hee-chan (Tawanda Chirewa from the 86th).

Øvrige resultater: Arsenal – Bournemouth 3-0, Brentford – Fulham 0-0, Burnley – Newcastle 1-4, Sheffield U. – Nottingham Forest 1-3.

Played Friday: Luton – Everton 1-1.

To be played on Sunday: Brighton – Aston Villa, Chelsea – West Ham, Liverpool – Tottenham.

To be played on Monday: Crystal Palace – Manchester United,

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