Haaland continues to break goal records in the English top division. Against Aston Villa, he scored his tenth for the light blues, in just his sixth league game for the club. He thus touched a historic record, but it was still only one point. Haaland’s score was equalized by a gem from Leon Bailey, who ensured that the points were shared in Birmingham. Haaland’s frustration It took some time before the ball was finally in the net for the Norwegian, despite Manchester City storming out of the starting blocks. After just five minutes, they created the first huge opportunity of the match. Good combination play between Haaland and Bernardo Silva led to Kyle Walker being free inside the box. Alone with Aston Villa goalkeeper Emiliano MartÃnez, he could play across to Haaland in front of the goal, but the defender went for the finish himself. The finish went up in the stands, to the Norwegian’s great frustration. – Will call Gerrard Only in the second half did the ball hit the goal for Haaland. A wild cross from De Bruyne found Haaland lurking at the back post. And the Norwegian made no mistake there, putting the ball in the goal. – Haaland had barely touched the ball in the match, but that’s what he does. Haaland is there with the easiest finish at the back. It’s pure instinct, said Michael Brown, former Manchester City player on BBC Radio 5’s broadcast. SCORE: Haaland scores his tenth goal of the season. Photo: ANDREW BOYERS / Reuters – Haaland is at his best there. He is so good at knowing exactly where the ball ends up, says former West Brom and Sweden stopper Jonas Olsson in Viaplay’s studio. And in just his sixth game in the Premier League, he scored his tenth goal for City. Only one player can point to a similar number: Micky Quinn, the former Coventry player. In 1992 he delivered identical figures, and before Manchester City’s meeting with Aston Villa he threatened to call Villa manager Steven Gerrard to keep his record. – I scored ten in my first six games, and he will try to beat that against Aston Villa. I will call Gerrard and ask him to put a sleeping tablet in Haaland’s dinner, Quinn said with a smile to the Daily Mail before the match. Haaland is also the player who has used the fewest matches since the start of the season to reach ten net recognitions. Quinn was signed by Coventry midway through the 1992/93 season. – He will break all kinds of records if he stays injury-free. He could end up being the best we’ve seen, that’s how good he is, concludes Quinn. – Big refereeing error There could have been even more netizens for the Norwegian, after Aston Villa let the visitors have several great opportunities after the scoring. Haaland had two opportunities in the box, but both finishes went straight to Villa’s Argentinian goalkeeper. De Bruyne was also close to doubling the lead, when his free kick from 20 meters hit the crossbar before going out of play. Then it was Haaland’s turn to take over the role as waiter. He combined with De Bruyne, who made his way through the hosts’ defence, but the Belgian’s finish hit the post. EQUALIZATION: Bailey secured a point for Aston Villa. Photo: PETER NICHOLLS / Reuters But instead it was Aston Villa who scored. Jacob Ramsey found Bailey in front of the goal, and the Jamaican hammered the ball into the corner, ungrateful for Ederson. – From the start of the match, we knew that they would create many chances. Our team was still on its toes, and we didn’t let the goal or the chances get us down. We were still in the game, and that was what was important, says Bailey about the way Aston Villa fought back. And ten minutes before the end, the ball was once again in the City goal, after Philippe Coutinho hammered the ball over the crossbar and into the goal. But the celebration was short-lived, because even before the end, the Brazilian had been called off for what turned out to be an erroneous offside. – I haven’t seen the Coutinho situation again, but I think the referee is too quick with the whistle, Steven Gerrard told Viasat after the match. – It was a big refereeing error to blow the whistle there. Villa may feel a bit cheated at the end of the game, said Sky Sports commentator Jamie Carragher. Because the goal never counted, and thus even the point sharing.
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