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Evening Standard
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Matt Verri

Manchester City 3-1 Brighton: Erling Haaland nets brace before Kevin De Bruyne seals win to close Arsenal gap

Erling Haaland ended his 90-minute goal drought with a brace as Manchester City beat Brighton 3-1 to close the gap to Arsenal.

After a frustrating time of things at Anfield a week ago, Haaland continued his remarkable record on home soil as he made it 12 goals in his first five Premier League matches at the Etihad. It’s 17 in all in the league, six short of Heung-min Son and Mohamed Salah’s total last season as they shared the Golden Boot.

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