Manchester City’s Erling Haaland scored four sensational goals to help Manchester City rout Bournemouth 4-1 on Saturday. Manchester City’s performance was a masterclass in attacking football, with Haaland at the center of it. Manchester City put pressure on Arsenal who had an earlier lead for the Premier League title race and ensured that the gap stayed close with their emphatic win over Bournemouth.
The Manchester City jersey was drenched in pride as they kicked off the match against Bournemouth at Vitality Stadium. Manchester City’s attack was relentless from the start and they grabbed a goal within 15 minutes of play, through Julian Alvarez. Manchester City kept up the momentum and gained a deserved second goal six minutes later when Erling Haaland blasted home from close range after some brilliant build-up play involving Phil Foden. Manchester City were certainly not done yet, as Phil Foden made it three with an exquisite finish from outside the box just before half time, giving Manchester City a commanding 3-0 lead at half time.
The second half started with Manchester City continuing their onslaught, and they added another goal to their tally early in the second half when Chris Mepham put into his own net while trying to clear a cross from Oleksandr Zinchenko. Manchester City could have scored even more goals but Jefferson Lerma’s late strike gave Bournemouth some hope of coming back into the match late on. However, Erling Haaland had other ideas and he added his fourth goal of the game in injury time to confirm Manchester City’s 4-1 victory over Bournemouth.
Erling Haaland’s four goals made him only the third player this season to score four goals in one game, after Jamie Vardy and Mohamed Salah did so earlier this season. This impressive feat is only further evidence of the immense talent that Manchester city possess going forward this season. The young Norwegian striker is clearly becoming a key figure for Manchester city on their quest for glory this season as he has now scored nine goals in all competitions since joining Manchester city from RB Salzburg earlier this year
This result means that Manchester city remain firmly in contention for winning this year’s Premier League crown and are now only two points behind leaders Arsenal with eight games left to go until end of the campaign. With such an impressive display against Bournemouth and having Erling Haaland firing on all cylinders, there is no doubt that Manchester city have enough ammunition to challenge Arsenal for top spot come May.
Ultimately, what we saw against Bournemouth was a team determined to keep their hopes alive while also showcasing why they are one of England’s most exciting sides right now.. We can expect plenty more performances like this throughout 2023 as Manchester city look towards success both domestically and across Europe too!
