Jærbuen noted for two goals in the comeback after the injury he suffered with the national team, and the last goal in particular was spectacular. With a scissor kick, he scored his 30th goal of the season in the Premier League. There are more goals than the big team Chelsea. – What a goal. It is absolutely exceptional, says City manager Pep Guardiola to Viaplay after the 4-1 win against Southampton. – What an adventurous goal. He is extraterrestrial, said Viaplay commentator Eivind Bisgaard Sundet. – Two-headed troll Manchester City went straight to attack on sunny St. Marys, and rolled up several good attacks in the first few minutes. After six of them, an attack that started at goalkeeper Ederson ended in the legs of Jack Grealish, who was played alone through. The winger tried to curl the ball for the longest, but was stopped by a good Gavin Bazunu in the Southampton cage. It was a quiet start to the match for Haaland, but after 41 minutes the Norwegian superstar woke up. Midfielder Kevin De Bruyne found his team-mate, who smashed James Ward Prowse in the air, but the ball went wide. HERJET: Erling Braut Haaland. Photo: Frank Augstein / AP When Haaland tossed his hair tie and a long blond hair flapped in the wind at half-time, Jærbu had still scored a goal. The same duo tried the same recipe as last time, and then Haaland was able to put Manchester City in the lead after an exquisite cross from De Bruyne. The Belgian received a teddy bear hug from the Norwegian in return. It was the seventh time this season that De Bruyne found Haaland. – Then there is the two-headed troll of City then. With Kevin De Bruyne with his 100th assist, he finds Erling Braut Haaland, Sundet said. – Can’t remember anything similar After the break, the City machinery continued, and after just over an hour, Jack Grealish added to make it 2-0 for the away team. But there was a blizzard that wasn’t quite finished for the evening. And what a second goal it was. Goalscorer Grealish served a cross in Haaland’s direction ten minutes later. The ball went high, and the Norwegian chose to finish in a very acrobatic manner. With a scissor kick, the commentators just sat and gaped. SIGNATURE: Erling Braut Haaland celebrated the artistic goal with a well-known celebration. Photo: PETER NICHOLLS / Reuters – I’ve had this job for 42 years and I can’t remember seeing a goalscorer like this. He is a goal machine. I’m out of superlatives. It’s absolutely wild, commented Jonathan Pearce at British BBC Sport. With 30 goals, Haaland has scored more than eight teams in the entire Premier League. Chelsea have 29 goals in 30 games. Wolverhampton, West Ham, Crystal Palace, Bournemouth, Everton, Nottingham Forest and Southampton also have under 30 goals this season. The Premier League players with more than 40 goals in a season Overview of the players who, during a season, have scored more than 40 goals in all competitions for a Premier League club. The numbers stretch back to the Premier League’s inception in 1992. 44 – Ruud van Nistelrooy (Manchester United) – 2002/03 44 – Erling Braut Haaland (Manchester City) – 2022/23 44 – Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) – 2017/18 42 – Cristiano Ronaldo (Manchester United) – 2007/08 41 – Andy Cole (Newcastle United) – 1993/94 41 – Harry Kane (Tottenham) – 2017/18 Source: Opta Haaland celebrated the art goal with his signature celebration, namely going down into the lotus position. Soon after, the superstar was replaced. Afterwards, Haaland’s substitute Julian Alvarez scored two goals for Manchester City, while Sekou Mara slotted in the home team’s only goal. In the end, it was 4-1 to Manchester City, who now have five points up on league leaders Arsenal.
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