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erling holland Continued his strong start to the season and doubled his pace in the second half Manchester City 2-0 win over Everton.
The prolific Norwegian made a decisive intervention in a tight encounter to take his tally to a staggering 23 goals for the campaign in just 13 appearances for club and country. Premier League Competition at Etihad Stadium.
Haaland broke the deadlock with a powerful header on 58 minutes and followed with a left-footed strike five minutes later.
Earlier, City had found Everton stubborn at the back with the England goalkeeper Jordan PickfordWho continued his recent form and signed a new contract this week.
The visitors are missing the dynamism of the on-loan City player, however Jack GrealishThere was danger at the other end too on several occasions.
Haaland was playing relatively composed, but his clinical finishes either side of the hour mark again showed why defending can never be easy in the presence of the 25-year-old.
He has now scored in 11 consecutive games for City or Norway and is closing in on a century in the competition, with 96 Premier League goals, after only 105 appearances.
Overall he has scored 138 in 155 games for the club since arriving from Borussia Dortmund in 2022.
City’s first effort came when Nico O’Reilly shot wide but had a scare after being given the ball by Nathan Ake. Illiman Ndiaye pounced and fired a low ball across the box but the stretching Beto could not make meaningful contact.
Pickford denied Savinho at the other end and City almost took the lead when Jake O’Brien turned the ball onto the Everton woodwork as Haaland lurked a corner.
Beto should have hit the target for Everton, although a flag was raised, and Ndiyaye made a good save from Gianluigi Donnarumma after driving into the box.
Haaland headed the City break but Jeremy Doku fired a powerful shot past Pickford, before the England number one also parried another effort from Savinho.
Pickford was eventually beaten just before the hour as Phil Foden released O’Reilly with a wonderful ball and his cross from the right was met by a full-blooded header from Haaland.
Everton tried to respond immediately and James Garner’s shot was deflected wide, with appeals for handball in vain.
Moments later the contest was effectively over as Haaland claimed his second from a Savinho lay-off. It wasn’t a clean strike from forward, but Pickford was missed by James Tarkowski and couldn’t stop it.
Everton fought back and substitute Merlin Rohl took the lead by a narrow margin, but Haaland almost had the final say as Pickford twice denied him a hat-trick in stoppage time.