Erling Haaland scored his 20th goal of the season - but Pep Guardiola joked the Norwegian now faces the sack for failing to claim another match-ball.
It says everything about the standards the new Manchester City No.9 is setting that Guardiola and the Etihad fans cannot believe their eyes when he misses the target. Haaland finally got on the scoresheet in the 64th minute, when he swept home Joao Cancelo’s low cross after the full-back had brilliantly exchanged passes with Kevin De Bruyne.
By then, the game was already won thanks to goals by Cancelo Phil Foden and Riyhad Mahrez. But the City sensation could have easily have bagged his fourth Premier League hat-trick in nine games.
