Haaland

Pep Guardiola believes Erling Haaland's effect on opposition defenders is helping Kevin De Bruyne to be at his creative best.

Match gallery](https://www.mancity.com/news/mens/city-v-southampton-gallery-pl-8-oct-63800831) After a game every three days the players react like who they are." [De Bruyne](https://www.mancity.com/players/kevin-de-bruyne) is free to find more space. He was not in the position we should find him but Kevin has Julian, Phil and these players who make movements in behind." [Foden](https://www.mancity.com/players/phil-foden), Riyad [Mahrez](https://www.mancity.com/players/riyad-mahrez) and Haaland. [Guardiola](https://www.mancity.com/players/pep-guardiola).

Erling Haaland scored for the 10th game in a row in all club competitions as Manchester City cruised to a 4-0 win at home to Southampton on Saturday to move ...

However, luck evaded him when he narrowly failed to open the scoring in the first half, smashing a shot off the inside of the far post and watching the ball trickle out of the goal. Haaland went into the game in ruthless form after hitting a hat-trick in last week's 6-3 drubbing of Manchester United and scoring a double in the 5-0 win over Copenhagen in the Champions League. Erling Haaland scored for the 10th game in a row in all club competitions as Manchester City cruised to a 4-0 win at home to Southampton on Saturday to move to the top of the Premier League.

Erling Haaland hit 20 goals for the season in just his 12th Manchester City appearance as Pep Guardiola's side sauntered back to the top of the Premier ...

Bazunu 8; Walker-Peters 7 (Larios 78, 5), Salisu 6, Bella-Kotchap 6, Perraud 5; S Armstrong 5 (Djenepo 65, 5), Ward-Prowse 5, Diallo 5, Aribo 6 (Mara 78, 5); A Armstrong 5 (Elyounoussi 65, 5), Adams 5. : Ederson 6; Akanji 7, Dias 7, Ake 7, Cancelo 9 (Gomez 70, 6); De Bruyne 8 (Alvarez 70, 6), Rodri 6, Silva 6 (Lewis 77, 6); Foden 7 (Grealish 57, 6), Haaland 7, Mahrez 7 (Palmer 70, 6). Substitutes (not used) Gundogan, Laporte, Ortega, Wilson-Esbrand.: Ederson 6; Akanji 7, Dias 7, Ake 7, Cancelo 9 (Gomez 70, 6); De Bruyne 8 (Alvarez 70, 6), Rodri 6, Silva 6 (Lewis 77, 6); Foden 7 (Grealish 57, 6), Haaland 7, Mahrez 7 (Palmer 70, 6). Substitutes (not used) McCarthy, Maitland-Niles, Lyanco, Caleta-Car, Walcott.Bazunu 8; Walker-Peters 7 (Larios 78, 5), Salisu 6, Bella-Kotchap 6, Perraud 5; S Armstrong 5 (Djenepo 65, 5), Ward-Prowse 5, Diallo 5, Aribo 6 (Mara 78, 5); A Armstrong 5 (Elyounoussi 65, 5), Adams 5. If Southampton had aspirations to turn the fortunes around and launch the most unlikely of second half comebacks, it took only four minutes of the second half for that hope to be extinguished. The entire crowd expected to see the net bulge and the striker celebrating his 20th goal of the season but, for once, Haaland was fractionally off target.

Haaland scores his side's fourth goal. Image: PA. PEP GUARDIOLA SAID that he was angry with Erling Haaland after he scored just one goal in Manchester City's 4- ...

This is the only thing I think about.” It is the first time in my managerial career that I get such questions. Three days after the last game, the players reacted like who they are.”

City cruised past the struggling Saints 4-0 with Erling Haaland again on the scoresheet at the Etihad Stadium on Saturday, underlining their considerable ...

“To win here is not easy and we had expected this. I never saw a striker with that ambition towards the goal. This is intense.” “He is a super player inside the box. “We have a good feeling. Joao Cancelo opened the scoring with a fine individual effort and Phil Foden doubled the lead before Riyad Mahrez volleyed an excellent third.

Previously former Manchester United and Newcastle United striker Andy Cole had held the record, taking 15 games to reach that benchmark. Haaland needed just ...

City’s victory over Southampton propelled them to the top of the table for the first time this season, and it remains the only unbeaten side in all four of England’s top divisions. No-one can name anyone that is anything like him. “He didn’t score three goals so that’s why the petition to sack him from the Premier League isn’t going to happen.” He is quite ridiculous. Following this dominance, and his hattrick against Manchester United last weekend – his third consecutive hattrick – opposition fans jokingly set up a petition to ban him “because it’s just not fair.” [Manchester City](https://www.cnn.com/2022/10/02/football/manchester-city-united-erling-haaland-spt-intl/index.html)’s 4-0 win over Southampton on Saturday, [Haaland](https://www.cnn.com/2022/10/03/sport/erling-haaland-manchester-derby-premier-league-spt-intl/index.html) shattered yet another record, becoming the fastest player to score 15 English Premier League goals.