Earlier this week Erling Haaland had dressed up as the Joker to go out on the streets of Manchester for Halloween. At the weekend, he donned the garb of a Manchester City striker to go out on the Etihad Stadium pitch. It is a moot point which is the scarier sight.
Bournemouth’s petrified defence could be forgiven for thinking it was Haaland in a sky blue No 9 shirt. They may have been scarred by a footballer who is bigger and quicker than everyone else galloping away. Not that Haaland subjected them to special punishment. It was simply that, for the fourth consecutive league game at the Etihad Stadium, he struck twice.
