EPL Thriller: Haaland Strikes Twice as Man City Crush Bournemouth to Seize 2nd Spot -

Erling Haaland struck a brace as Manchester City beat Bournemouth 3-1 to move to second spot in the English Premier League (EPL) on Sunday.

Haaland scored either side of Tyler Adams’ equaliser before Nico O’Reilly’s first goal of the season ensured City would remain six points behind Arsenal.

Both of Norwegian forward’s goals were set up by Rayan Cherki, his first Premier League assists as he made only his second league start for City after losing the best part of two months to a thigh injury.

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Bournemouth, who have never so much have taken a point from the Etihad, lost in the league for the first time since the opening day of the season but end the weekend in fourth place.

ESPN reports that the away team had the ball in the City net inside the opening minute, but Eli Kroupi was comfortably offside as he turned in David Brooks’ low cross from close range.

The high-flying visitors were out to unsettle City but were playing a dangerous game as they employed a high line, and it was punished in the 17th minute.

Nico González, excellent once again in City’s midfield, played a dinked pass out of defence which Cherki headed into the path of Haaland, who had half the pitch to run at before tucking a shot under Djordje Petrovic.

Erling Braut Haaland ( born 21 July 2000) is a Norwegian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Premier League club Manchester City and the Norway national team. Considered one of the best players in the world, and the greatest Norwegian player ever, he is known for his speed, strength, positioning, and finishing inside the box.

Who is Haaland

Haaland began his senior career with Bryne and Molde before signing with Red Bull Salzburg in 2019, where he won the Austrian Bundesliga and the Austrian Cup. Haaland joined Bundesliga club Borussia Dortmund in 2020, where he won the DFB-Pokal in 2021.

In 2022, Haaland transferred to Manchester City for a fee of €60 million (£51.2 million) and won the continental treble in his debut campaign: he set the record for most goals scored by a player in a Premier League season (36) and most goals by a Premier League player in all competitions in one season (52),winning the Premier League Golden Boot, European Golden Shoe and the Gerd Müller Trophy.