West Ham 0 Man City 2: Haaland Announces Self With 2 Goals.

The race for goldeboot has begun as Manchester City new striker and former Dortmund attacker Erling Haaland has continueddid not shy away from goals, the epl debuantt record by netting a brace on his Premier League bow to seal a 2-0 win for the champions at West Ham on Sunday.

Haaland was mocked after a disappointing display in the Community Shield defeat to Liverpool last weekend, which included a terrible miss in added time, but the 22-year-old bounced back at the London Stadium.

The Norwegian striker started alongside Jack Grealish and Phil Foden in attack and won a penalty for Pep Guardiola's side when he was brought down by Alphonse Areola.

He quickly grabbed the ball and took responsibility, beating the French goalkeeper - who had only been on the pitch for a short time after replacing the injured Lukasz Fabianski - with a powerful finish low into the corner after 36 minutes.

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And the 22-year-old was on target from open play after 65 minutes against West Ham after he latched onto a beautiful defence-splitting pass from Kevin De Bruyne and kept his cool to slot a trademark clinical finish past Areola with his left foot from just inside the box.