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Free highlights and match report as Haaland converts twice from Jack Grealish assists after Rodri opened the scoring on the stroke of half-time; City now up ...

I was a commentator in my own home about the World Cup but nobody was listening to me. We've seen in the training sessions he has the ability to put the ball into the net. Given the reputation he has and how tall he is, but his character is completely the opposite. Man City striker Erling Haaland told Amazon Prime: "I said to my team-mates I could have scored five and that's the truth. We were exceptional in the first half but we wasted opportunities... It was his first Premier League goal of the season and remarkably City's first from open play away from home in five games. The two performances since coming back, against Liverpool [in the Carabao Cup] and today have been great." Leeds had lost by an aggregate score of 11-0 to Man City over the course of their Premier League meetings last season and another heavy defeat looked on the cards before Pascal Struijk pulled one back with 16 minutes to play. City's 16 efforts made for the biggest disparity between two teams in any Premier League game this season. But Rodri's opener (45+1) moments before the break rewarded Man City's supremacy and when Haaland hit the net twice in 13 minutes there was only going to be one outcome. City eventually got their goal on the stroke of half-time, though, with Rodri brilliantly rolling on a De Bruyne pass for Riyad Mahrez before reacting quickest to turn in the rebound from his team-mate's shot. Leeds boss Jesse Marsch had coached Haaland at RB Salzburg earlier in his career but, like so many Premier League managers this season, could find no way to keep the prolific frontman at bay.

Erling Haaland enjoyed a happy homecoming as he returned to the city of his birth on Wednesday in the Premier League and scored twice in a 3-1 win for ...

The two combined again just after the hour to make it 3-0 and seal the three points. Pascal Struijk did pull one back for Leeds but it was just a consolation as the night belonged to Haaland. City then doubled their lead five minutes after the restart.

LEEDS, England : Erling Haaland continued his incredible season in front of goal with a double to help Manchester City cruise to a 3-1 victory at Leeds ...

Then that early goal after the break killed us." "We have to hunt Arsenal. "I have a (goal) target but I cannot say it," Haaland told Amazon.

Manchester City produced another fine display to beat Leeds United 3-1 at Elland Road.

Rodri, who opened the scoring here, is an expert defensive-midfielder, a player who sits just in front of the back four and offers protection. "It’s a really special moment in my career. The first half was exceptional. And City soon had a third when Grealish and Haaland linked up to devastating effect once again. After hosting Everton, we play six games next month, starting with two against Chelsea, in both the Premier League and FA Cup, and a trip to Southampton in the quarter-finals of the Carabao Cup. There'll be few easier finishes for the Norwegian this season. Then it's three Premier League games in nine days – the Manchester derby at Old Trafford (14 January), before home matches against Tottenham (19 January) and Wolves (22 January). That game is the first of seven in 23 days for City – a remarkable run of fixtures that will go a long way in determining the level of success we have this season. He is unfussy, plays simple passes and is almost always in the right place at the right time thanks to his ability to read the game. 150 - Ederson has won 150 of his 197 games in the Premier League, becoming the quickest player to reach 150 victories in the competition:— OptaJoe (@OptaJoe) A City goal felt certain, and it arrived seconds before the break in the form of a swift counter-attack. In fact, his 20 goals would have been enough to secure a share of the Golden Boot in five Premier League campaigns.

Erling Haaland continued his incredible season in front of goal with a brace to help Manchester City cruise to a 3-1 victory at Leeds United on Wednesday, ...

Then that early goal after the break killed us." "We have to hunt Arsenal. "I have a (goal) target but I cannot say it," Haaland told Amazon.

City earned a debut win on the resumption of the Premier League as we saw off Leeds United 3-1 at Elland Road.

This value is based on several factors from before the shot was taken. [Ederson](https://www.mancity.com/players/ederson) [De Bruyne](https://www.mancity.com/players/kevin-de-bruyne) [Erling Haaland](https://www.mancity.com/players/erling-haaland), [Ederson](https://www.mancity.com/players/ederson) and [Rico Lewis](https://www.mancity.com/players/rico-lewis). [Erling Haaland](https://www.mancity.com/players/erling-haaland) [Erling Haaland](https://www.mancity.com/players/erling-haaland) has now surpassed 25 goals in 20 appearances under [Pep Guardiola](https://www.mancity.com/players/pep-guardiola). [Erling Haaland](https://www.mancity.com/players/erling-haaland) (2). [Rico Lewis](https://www.mancity.com/players/rico-lewis) is now the youngest Englishman to start a Premier League game for Manchester City since Micah Richards. [Man City](https://www.mancity.com) pair Kevin [De Bruyne](https://www.mancity.com/players/kevin-de-bruyne) (215) and Fernandinho (216) as well as Chelsea’s Petr Cech (217). [Erling Haaland](https://www.mancity.com/players/erling-haaland) has been directly involved in 100 goals in 81 appearances across the Premier League and German Bundesliga. [Ederson](https://www.mancity.com/players/ederson) has now won 150 games in the Premier League - becoming the quickest player to reach that milestone in the competition. [Erling Haaland](https://www.mancity.com/players/erling-haaland) has become the fastest player to score 20 goals in the Premier League.

In the 3-1 victory over Leeds last night, he used a three-man defence stretched across the width of the pitch, a central midfielder in Rodri who often dropped ...

But on this evidence, he symbolises Guardiola’s novel approach we’ve come to take for granted, and might soon be considered a new breed of player entirely. Lewis isn’t in a natural position to cope with an opposition left-winger, but because Leeds were playing so narrow, Lewis’ job was fairly simple — just tracking But they controlled possession well, dragged Leeds around, exploited space out wide and guarded against counter-attacks. The particularly bold thing here, of course, is leaving Lewis entirely on his own in midfield. And some of the shapes City took up in possession were extraordinary. Rodri, the holding midfielder, is briefly the most obvious defender, while left-back Ake is tucked in alongside the central midfielder, Gundogan. Leeds were sloppy at turnovers and didn’t exploit any space between City’s defenders. Stones pushed out to right-back and Lewis drifted inside — you can see him near the centre spot in the screengrab below. Stones, who spent most of the game near the right touchline, is over towards the left corner flag. But that was City’s shape without the ball, which isn’t particularly relevant when they had 69 per cent of possession. The key thing, of course, is that it all worked perfectly. Leeds played an extremely narrow 4-3-3, attempting to dominate the centre of the pitch and prevent City from passing through the middle.

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Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola has singled out talented teenager Rico Lewis following his display in the win over Leeds.The 18-year-old full-back.

I don’t really ask and he doesn’t need to come to me but if he sees anything, he says it to me.” Get up to £25 in free bets on selected events + 25 Free Spins on D10S Maradona slot. “He always just says well done to me. “Otherwise the players in the middle have to be good. Again, against Chelsea and Liverpool in the Carabao Cup, and today in Elland Road, wow. “Kyle’s the main one.