HAALAND WINS THE RACE TO 20

HAALAND WINS THE RACE TO 20

Erling Haaland added two more goals to his season’s tally as Manchester City won 3-1 at Leeds to close the gap on Premier League leaders Arsenal

Haaland struck twice in the second half against the team he supported as a boy due to his father Alf-Inge’s time as a player at Elland Road

The opportunities kept coming and going for City, but finally, with their 16th shot of the opening period alone, Rodri was on hand to stab the opener home.

Frustrated by a disciplined and determined home side and their own profligacy for much of the first half at Elland Road, City snatched the lead just before the break through Rodri's follow-up finish and then sped into the distance in a one-sided second half.

Alfie Haaland took 181 Premier League appearances to score 18 goals in the competition, but his son needed just 14 to overtake him, slotting home Grealish's pass six minutes into the second half to double City's lead

Having seen a couple of efforts saved early in the game, Haaland playing in the city of his birth against the side he supports did not celebrate his goals but showed little mercy in securing them to bring up his impressive tally in just his 14th game of the campaign

He could not miss for his first, set up in front of an open goal by the unselfish Jack Grealish, who himself had missed a hat-trick of good opportunities in the first 45 minutes.

Grealish was the provider again for Haaland's second, which he slotted in from close range following a deflection to give Leeds too much of an deficit to overcome

Erling HAALAND became the first player to score 20 Premier League goals in a season before January in 14 matches by hitting two against his hometown team Leeds on Wednesday as Man City wins 3 goals to 1 against Leeds united.