Haaland scored twice, Man City easily climbed to the top of the Premier League table

(NLDO) – Erling Haaland's two goals in the first 5 minutes of the second half brought Man City their 5th win and put them at the top of the Premier League.

This is a predicted stormy away trip for Everton, the team led by coach David Moyes against Man City. Against an opponent who has won their last two home matches in the Premier League, all by a margin of 3 goals or more, "The Toffees" entered the game proactively and caused a surprise in the first 20 minutes.

They even nearly opened the scoring when Iliman Ndiaye crossed well, but Beto failed to touch the ball at the far post despite the goal being wide open.

Everton played evenly with Man City in the first 45 minutes

Man City controlled the game but struggled against Everton's well-organised defence. The most notable chance of the first half was Erling Haaland's header hitting the crossbar, and Jeremy Doku's dangerous curling effort was brilliantly saved by goalkeeper Jordan Pickford.

On the opposite side of the field, Gianluigi Donnarumma – City's new goalkeeper – also had to show his talent in front of Ndiaye's powerful shot, keeping the score at 0-0 when the first half ended.

Erling Haaland turned Nico O'Reilly's pass into the opening goal

After the break, the game was still heavily tilted towards the home team. The terrible pressure from Man City finally materialized in the 58th minute, when Haaland escaped the Everton defender, jumped high to head the ball from the cross of young talent Nico O'Reilly. 1-0 for Man City.

Just five minutes later, the Norwegian striker doubled the lead with a thunderous low shot from Savinho's pass, leaving Pickford completely helpless.

In both of Haaland's scoring situations, Phil Foden was the author of unstoppable passes to Everton defenders.

The Norwegian striker has 11 goals in the first eight games of the season

Everton were clearly down and could barely create any more significant chances. If it weren't for the brilliance of goalkeeper Pickford at the end of the match, Haaland could have completed his hat-trick in this match.

Jordan Pickford prevents Everton from conceding a goal from Haaland's effort

With a comfortable 2-0 home win, Man City extended their 8-match unbeaten streak in all competitions and temporarily rose to the top of the table in the top flight of the UK.

Haaland alone has 23 goals in 13 matches for his club and the Norwegian national team, including 11 goals in 8 matches, continuing to help him lead the list of top scorers in English football this season.

Source: https://nld.com.vn/haaland-lap-cu-dup-man-city-nhe-nhang-len-dau-bang-premier-league-196251018232429309.htm