City Beat Leeds As Haaland Scored 2 Goals Scoring 20 in 14 Games

Haaland scored twice for Manchester City against Leeds at Elland Road to bring his total to 20 in 14 games.

Erling Haaland is driven to score more goals in the Premier League this season by his displeasure at having to watch the World Cup on television.

Haaland scored twice for Manchester City against Leeds at Elland Road to bring his total to 20 in 14 games.

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It is the quickest anyone has ever attained the total, seven games faster than the next-fastest player, Kevin Phillips of Sunderland in 1999–2000, and would have been enough to claim a share of the Golden Boot in five Premier League seasons.

Worryingly for City’s top flight rivals, manager Pep Guardiola says Haaland is currently “not at his best”.

“I’ve been at home, being a bit mad that I’m not playing at the World Cup,” Haaland told Amazon Prime.

“To watch other people score to win games at the World Cup kind of triggers me, kind of motivates me and irritates me. I’m more hungry and I’m more ready than ever.”

Haaland was a boyhood Leeds fan thanks to his dad, Alfie, who played for both Leeds and Manchester City, and watched his son’s latest scoring masterclass from the Elland Road stands.

“I’m happy – it’s a really special moment in my career,” said the Norway striker, who playing in the city of his birth against the side he supports.

“In my craziest fantasy, I couldn’t think of being at Elland Road and scoring for Manchester City against Leeds.”

Guardiola is pleased with the goals scored by his £51.2 million summer signing from Borussia Dortmund.

However, Haaland admitted he could have had five goals, with Leeds goalkeeper Illan Meslier making three outstanding saves to deny the Norwegian.

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Guardiola also revealed that Haaland’s recovery from a foot injury suffered against Dortmund in the Champions League in October has taken some time.

Guardiola stated that Haaland only trained once during City’s warm weather camp in Abu Dhabi earlier this month, though he acknowledges that his observations are relative given the forward’s three goals in two games since the post-Qatar resumption.

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