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West Ham 0-2 Man City: Erling Haaland puts doubters to bed with brace

Erling Haaland found the net in either half on his Premier League debut to defeat a meek West Ham United and give Pep Guardiola’s team a very early two-point advantage over Liverpool.

It is unlikely to be this easy every week but in his first 78 minutes of Premier League action, the Norwegian has quickly put those nonsense doubts following last weekend’s Community Shield to bed.

In fact, he has already given City an advantage in what is likely to be another down-to-the-wire title race.

Haaland scored in either half as City comfortably brushed aside the Hammers a day after Liverpool began their campaign with two points dropped on the other side of the capital.

For the £51m signing, the only downside was that he could not complete his hat-trick, slapping his lap in frustration when being replaced in the 78th minute for Julian Alvarez having sent a pair of headers wide.

There will still be bumps along the way. Afternoons where he struggles to overpower defences with the ease displayed so regularly in the Bundesliga.

But against opponents who looked flat apart from the opening two minutes, the Norwegian’s first taste of English football proper was a sweet one.

This article was updated 2 months ago

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