The goal against Tottenham was Haaland’s first goal in 2023, also the day he ended a series of “nothing” matches.
At the end of the Premier League round 7 match, Manchester City had a spectacular comeback against Tottenham to win 3 points, thereby raising hopes of continuing to chase Arsenal on the rankings.
Despite having to receive “cold water” in the first half when conceding 2 goals in stoppage time, Man City still proved the bravery of the English champion with 4 goals in the second half, thereby marking The return could not have been more impressive.
Riyad Mahrez was of course the man of the match with 2 goals and 1 assist. However, a more positive thing finally came to The Citizens when their main striker this season – Erling Haaland scored and ended a streak of 4 games without a match.
Haaland finally quenched his “thirst” for goals for nearly a month (Image: Getty)
Entering 2023, starting from the match against Chelsea on January 6, Haaland suddenly lost his previous scoring form. Even in Man City’s bold victories, the Norwegian striker, despite his efforts, was still unable to increase his number of goals this season.
This is invisible, causing Man City to also drop in form. Before the match against Tottenham, they had only won 1 out of 3 matches in 2023 in the English Premier League. Of course their place in the top 4 is still guaranteed, but this is not allowed to be reproduced because they are now in the championship race.
Thus, the goal against Tottenham helps Haaland bring his total number of goals in the Premier League this season to 22. The opponent behind him – Harry Kane has no goals in this match, therefore The distance of 7 goals allows the rookie of Man City to feel secure in the race to score the top scorer.
Before the match with Tottenham, coach Pep Guardiola also expressed that Man City’s goal this year will be the C1 arena, not necessarily the domestic tournaments. The Champions League will return in February, and Haaland needs to keep the current scoring circuit to realize Man City’s “dream”.
