It was difficult for Manchester City to secure victory in the field of bottom team, Southampton. The minutes passed in the first part and the goal from Guardiola’s men did not arrive. Until Erling Haaland appeared to clear up the mess. When the first half was coming to an end, the Norwegian finished with a header against the resistance of the Saints. The umpteenth recital of the top scorer of the Premier served to tighten and put more pressure on the leader. Arsenal already know that they will feel the presence of the citizens in the neck if they do not win on their visit to Liverpool at Anfield.
Who else to unblock a party? It could not be another. Everything is easier when you have a deck to break down walls like Haaland. De Bruyne placed a great cross into the box and he came in with his power to get past Bella-Kotchap to head in past goalkeeper Bazunu from point-blank range.
Not content with guiding his team on the right path, after Grealish made it 0-2, the Scandinavian striker allowed himself the luxury of scoring one of the Premier’s goals with a spectacular scissor. Haaland dominates all records and even has the ability to go viral. The auction will go around the world. Grealish centered the ball and he caught it on the fly with his left foot with his back to the goal. A compendium of physique, class and confidence that shatters opposing defenses.
It is his thirtieth goal in his debut in the English league, where he is destroying the limits. The 22-year-old City striker is only four away from Alan Shearer and Andy Cole’s 34 goals, which are the Premier League record in a season. He has nine days left to beat him.
Among all the competitions, the one in Southampton was Haaland’s sixth double of the season, to which must be added 5 hat-tricks and a playoff, against Leipzig in the Champions League.
There were two but could have been three. The problem is that when the referee signaled the penalty spot for the demolition of Walker-Peters to De Bruyne, the Norwegian was no longer on the pitch. Guardiola replaced him thinking about the quarterfinal duel against Bayern this Tuesday in Europe. Without him it was Julián Ãlvarez who turned the maximum penalty into the final 1-4. The Argentine, without being a starter, has already scored 14 goals this season.
