Haaland Reaches 100 Non-Penalty PL Goals as City Beat Ipswich 3-2

Erling Haaland scored twice as Manchester City edged Ipswich Town 3-2 at the Etihad on Saturday to extend their perfect start to the Premier League season — and the Norwegian rewrote the record books in the process.

Haaland's brace took him to 100 non-penalty Premier League goals, a milestone he reached in just 139 matches — faster than any player in the competition's history. His season tally now stands at 12.

Phil Foden had opened the scoring in the 19th minute before Daizen Maeda levelled two minutes later. Haaland headed City back in front from Mateo Kovacic's cross in the 34th minute and struck again in the 69th after being set up by Iliman Ndiaye. Zian Flemming's late penalty, after Marc Guehi fouled Abdul Fatawu, came too late for the visitors.

Perfect seven

The win kept City top with 21 points from seven matches — six clear of Arsenal, who play on Sunday. Manager Enzo Maresca is the first boss in Premier League history to win his first seven games in charge. It was City's second victory since the club were found guilty of more than 100 breaches of financial regulations last month, a decision they are appealing.

Source: News18 / Sports wires