Welcome to the Premier League, Erling Haaland! The huge summer appearance from Borussia Dortmund scored the two objectives - - including a punishment - - to give Man City a 2-0 win over West Ham in the reigning champs' season opener.
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ESPN's Mark Ogden has the response from an agreeable success for Pep Guardiola's side in London.
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ESPN's Mark Ogden has the response from an agreeable success for Pep Guardiola's side in London.
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Erling Haaland has colossal tension on his shoulders at Manchester City this season, meaning he needed to have a major effect as fast as conceivable following his £51 million exchange from Borussia Dortmund.
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Eventually, scoring two times on his Premier League debut was certainly not a terrible method for presenting himself.
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While Haaland's fee is likely to be regarded as a bargain in the modern game, the 22-year-old still has to prove he is as good as his reputation suggests, and that is where the pressure will largely come from.
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What's more, subsequent to neglecting to score - - while passing up on a few simple possibilities - - in the Community Shield rout against Liverpool last week, an inability to score against West Ham would have just escalated the hope.
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However, Haaland scored the two objectives as City made a triumphant beginning to the safeguard of their title and their star marking showed that he will be an immense resource for Pep Guardiola's group.
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