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Jonathan Gorrie

Manchester City 2-1 Fulham: Erling Haaland’s late penalty seals dramatic win as champions go top

Decisive: Erling Haaland’s 18th goal of the season took Manchester City top of the Premier League

(Picture: AFP via Getty Images)

Erling Haaland scored a late penalty to take Manchester City to the top of the Premier League in a dramatic win over Fulham.

With leading goalscorer Haaland deemed fit enough only for the bench after missing the previous two City games through injury, Argentinean forward Julian Alvarez fired the home side into a 17th-minute lead.

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