Man City 4-0 Southampton: Erling Haaland scores again as defending champions move top
Twenty goals is usually the benchmark of a successful season for any striker, but Haaland has taken only 13 games to reach that mark in all competitions, with struggling Saints the latest side to find out how hard it is to keep him or his team-mates quiet.
Foden, who like Haaland scored a hat-trick here against Manchester United last weekend, got on the scoresheet himself soon afterwards with a dinked finish after De Bruyne found him in space in the box. Haaland was unable to get on the end of De Bruyne's cross under pressure from Mohammed Salisu, and then brilliantly denied by Gavin Bazunu who dived at his feet as he charged through on goal.
Regardless of their current position in the table, though, it is clear the defending champions are in the sort of form which will worry all their title rivals. Having Haaland obviously helps - he now has 15 Premier League goals for the season, matching the tally of De Bruyne when he finished as top scorer in the competition in 2021-22 - but his team-mates keep scoring too.Southampton's performance was far more important to their manager's cause than the end result.
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