After his scoring streak (12 consecutive matches) ended in the away match against Aston Villa (Man City lost 0-1), Haaland returned to his destructive form, scoring a stunning double that greatly contributed to Man City's 3-1 victory over Bournemouth.

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'Robot' Haaland celebrates after scoring. Photo: insta EH

The result brought Pep Guardiola's team to 2nd place in the Premier League rankings after 10 rounds, temporarily 6 points behind leading Arsenal (25 points).

With 2 goals against Bournemouth, Haaland once again made his name in Premier League history, becoming the 3rd player (after Robbie Fowler and Luis Suarez) to score 2 or more goals in 4 consecutive home matches.

Haaland could even have scored a hat-trick, if Pep hadn't taken him off in the 82nd minute, with Man City 's match against Dortmund in the Champions League group stage coming up (3am on November 6).

Haaland currently has 13 goals after 10 matches in the 2025/26 Premier League, contributing 2/3 of Man City's total goals (20 goals). Counting both club and national team level, this striker has a total of 26 goals since the beginning of the season. Currently, Haaland is only 2 goals away (98 goals after 107 matches) from breaking the record of fastest 100 goals in the Premier League.

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Pep said the special thing about Haaland is that he is extremely easy to train and manage, showing that he is different from Messi and Ronaldo. Photo: PA. Photo: PA

After the Man City 3-1 Bournemouth match, Pep Guardiola did not hesitate that Haaland had reached the same level as Messi and Ronaldo:

“ Haaland is at the level of Messi and Ronaldo? Have you seen his numbers? Of course he is.

Messi and Ronaldo did it for 15 years, but Haaland is clearly at that level now .”

The strategist pointed out the difference between his current favorite student and Messi and Ronaldo, as well as his importance to Man City:

“ Haaland is a top player, but what is special about him is how easy he is to coach and manage! Sometimes I am quite strict with Haaland, but he is always very open. Honestly, without Haaland it would be very difficult,… ”.

Everyone knows that Ronaldo has a huge ego and is selfish on the field, while 'super' Messi is untouchable and always gets special favors everywhere he goes, so being their teacher is not easy.

Source: https://vietnamnet.vn/pep-tuyen-bo-lon-ve-haaland-chi-ra-dieu-hon-ca-messi-va-ronaldo-2458307.html