Haaland’s Double Fires Manchester City Past Bournemouth

Erling Haaland struck twice as Manchester City triumphed 3-1 over AFC Bournemouth at the Etihad Stadium, moving into second place in the Premier League and keeping their title ambitions firmly alive.​

The Norwegian superstar opened the scoring in the 17th minute, driving home after a well-timed ball from Rayan Cherki. Bournemouth’s spirited reply came in the 25th minute when Tyler Adams capitalized on a City mistake to briefly bring the teams level. Haaland soon restored City’s advantage, netting his second goal just eight minutes later. Both Haaland goals were assisted by Cherki, marking the young midfielder’s first Premier League assists and highlighting his growing influence after injury.​

City tightened their grip on the match in the second half, with Nico O’Reilly sealing the three points on the hour mark by slotting home his first goal of the season. Despite Bournemouth’s unbeaten league run since the opening day, they found City’s quality too much on their latest visit to Manchester.​

Haaland’s performance means he extends his league goals tally to 13 in just 10 appearances this season, cementing his position as the division’s top scorer. For Bournemouth, the loss sees them end the weekend in fourth place but still within reach of the league’s upper echelon.​

Pep Guardiola’s side now sits six points behind leaders Arsenal, with momentum firmly in their favor after this emphatic display. The Etihad faithful will hope Haaland’s lethal form persists as the title race heats up.​

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