Erling Haaland scored two goals to lead Manchester City to a 2-1 victory over Brentford in the fourth round of the English Premier League.
Brentford took the lead through a goal by Wessa in the 22nd second, but Haaland came from afar and scored two goals, giving Pep Guardiola’s squad three new points in the Premier League.
It was doubtful that Haaland would participate in the match after the death of one of his closest friends last week, and Guardiola even refused to confirm the player’s presence at the Etihad Stadium.
In the end, Haaland participated, and scored two goals, raising his tally to 9 goals at the top of the Premier League scorers list, 6 goals ahead of the closest pursuers.
In general, Haaland’s double in Brentford was historic by all standards.
Haaland became the first player in the history of the English Premier League to score 9 goals in the first 4 matches of a single season of the tournament.
