The 23-year-old Haaland fired City ahead after 27 minutes following a poor clearance from Liverpool keeper Alisson
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He beat Norway’s UEFA player of the year and treble winner Erling Haaland of Manchester City to the prestigious prize.
Erling Haaland ended his goal drought with a second-half brace while Manuel Akanji scored on his return to his homeland as reigning champions Manchester City all but secured their spot in the Champions League knockout stage with a 3-1 win over Swiss side Young Boys on Wednesday.
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Goals by Phil Foden and Erling Haaland put the champions in cruise control within 15 minutes but Rodri’s red card one minute into the second period after he grappled with Morgan Gibbs-White meant City had to work hard to seal the victory.
This was after his three goals matched the Premier League hat-tricks scored by Manchester City’s Erling Haaland and Tottenham Hotspur’s Son Heung-min.
Erling Haaland and co were pictured leaving their flight at Manchester airport on Monday with the players back in time for their trophy parade.
The 22-year-old was also voted the league’s best young player, becoming the first person to win both awards same season.
The Norway international received 82 per cent of the votes among around 800 members – the biggest margin since the Premier League began in 1992-93.
This was after the Norwegian striker ignored his manager’s instructions to take a penalty kick and handed the ball to teammate Ilkay Gundogan.
It was a game in which Erling Haaland became the highest goal scorer in an English Premier League season.
Pep Guardiola’s relentless side ran riot as they made it 12 successive league wins against Arsenal with a masterful De Bruyne scoring twice and Erling Haaland also on target as City seized control of their destiny.
Haaland, who scored City’s third goal of the night in the 76th minute, has 45 goals in all competitions, a single-season record for a Premier League player, moving ahead of Mo Salah and Ruud van Nistelrooy.
“A familiar face returns to training,” Manchester City tweeted. “Erling Haaland is back.”
The Norwegian Football Federation made the announcement on Tuesday.
In the most eagerly anticipated Premier League clash this season, City seized the momentum in the title race
Andreas Pereira’s penalty looked to have earned Fulham a point at the Etihad Stadium, but Haaland won it for Pep Guardiola’s side at the death, converting after Antonee Robinson had fouled Kevin De Bruyne inside the box.
The Citizens were dealt a major blow before kickoff as goal machine Erling Braut Haaland was not named in the matchday squad due to a minor foot injury.
A first-half brace from goal machine Erling Braut Haaland put the Citizens in control at the break, and although Leandro Trossard pulled one back for the Seagulls early in the second half, a 25-yard wonder strike from Kevin De Bruyne helped the Citizens return to winning ways following last weekend’s loss against Liverpool.
Haaland now has 19 goals in 11 competitive games for City and was denied the chance of a fourth hat-trick in five home games after being rested for the second half by Pep Guardiola.