In the early match of round 14 of the Premier League , Man City visited Fulham, witnessing a 'crazy' but also unstable performance from the team that set a record of 4 consecutive championships.

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The reaction of Man City players after the match said it all, how Fulham had put them in fear. Photo: ESPN UK

It looked like it would be the perfect, comfortable night for Haaland and Man City , as he rewrote history - scoring his 100th Premier League goal, after just 17 minutes, becoming the fastest player to reach this milestone.

Haaland then assisted Tijjani Reijnders (37') to score, before Phil Foden had another excellent day, raising the score to 3-0 for Man City in the 44th minute.

The game appeared to be going one-sided, but Fulham would not have it that way, responding fiercely and Emile Smith Rowe's header in first-half stoppage time sparked a strong counter-attack from the hosts.

After the break, Man City seemed to regain control of the game, with Phil Foden scoring a double for the second consecutive match, alongside Doku's deflected shot, creating a 5-1 gap for Man City in the 54th minute.

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Look at Pep Guardiola talking to Savinho after the match... Photo: ESPN UK

But Alex Iwobi (57') and Samuel Chulwueze's double in 6 minutes (72'-78') made Man City extremely nervous. Fulham pressed for an equalizer and they almost did. Luckily for Pep Guardiola and his team, the fear finally ended, Man City won 5-4 Fulham.

After the match with 9 goals, Pep Guardiola went straight to the point in front of the press: “ I know you will ask what happened. I have no answer! It's emotion, it's football. But great, right?”.

Then the Man City captain spoke about his team's 'speechless' feelings about the victory: " Oh my god, I lost all my hair!"

He pointed out why Man City made it so difficult for themselves: “ All of Man City’s goals were due to poor defending on the wings. We dropped too deep to stop Fulham’s crosses. The team needs to occupy the space better.

When Haaland had a chance to make it 6-3, a minute later they made it 4-5. When that happens, it's a matter of life and death. Don't ask me how, the players don't know either. You need luck and in the end, we won ."

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