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

By Chigozie Anueyiagu, The Nigerian Voice Sports

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.