Erling Haaland needed just nine minutes to score against Arsenal at the Emirates Stadium and give Manchester City the lead in the fifth round of the English Premier League.
Haaland capitalized on a quick counter-attack led by Tijani Reinders, who skillfully passed the ball to Haaland, putting the Norwegian one-on-one with goalkeeper David Raya before slotting the ball home and scoring City’s first goal of the match.
Haland has scored once again in London, where the City star has scored 21 goals in 20 matches against London teams at home. West Ham remains his favorite victim, having scored six goals against Graham Potter’s side.
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Haaland’s goal against Arsenal specifically increased his tally to five, making him the third-highest scorer for the Gunners during the Mikel Arteta era, behind Heung-Min Son (8 goals) and Ollie Watkins (6 goals).
Meanwhile, Haaland has now scored 91 goals in his four years with City in the English Premier League, equaling Norwegian legend Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s record of 91 goals, and is one goal away from becoming the Norwegian with the most Premier League goals.
It’s worth noting that Haaland has also strengthened his lead in the Premier League’s top scorers chart, with six goals in the first five matches this season.
