Man City: Erling Haaland digs up a stat from 1975

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By: Manu Tournoux

PL: Manchester City and Haaland crush Ipswich, Tottenham tame Everton, West Ham dominate Crystal Palace

It was tough, but Manchester City came through on Saturday. Pushed around by Brentford, with Wissa’s early opener after just 22 seconds of play, the reigning English champions were able to count on their prolific goalscorer, Erling Haaland, to win by a narrow margin (2-1) and consolidate their top spot in the standings, on the occasion of the 4th day of the Premier League.

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Erling Braut Haaland


9


Erling Braut Haaland

#2

Liverpool FC

Mohamed Salah
3

#3

Chelsea FC

Noni Madueke
3

#4

Liverpool FC

Luis Diaz
3

#5

Brentford

Yoane Wissa
3

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With this new achievement, the Norwegian striker has nine goals to his name after four league games, a first in the history of the English championship. Among the five major leagues, only Carlos Bianchi had achieved a similar feat during the 1974-1975 season in the colors of Stade de Reims.

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Manu Tournoux

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