Erling Haaland scored twice as Manchester City opened their Premier League campaign with a win over Wolverhampton on Saturday night. The striker’s brace extended a striking pattern that has followed him since arriving in England.<\/p>\n
According to Opta, Haaland has now scored in all four of his opening round matches since his arrival. That sequence leaves him behind only Mohamed Salah, who found the net in six consecutive opening weekends between 2017 and 2023.<\/p>\n
Squawka’s figures underline the scale of Haaland’s tally at City under Pep Guardiola. Haaland has become the highest scoring Manchester City player in the Premier League during Guardiola’s reign, registering 86 goals in 98 matches. That total moves him past Raheem Sterling, who recorded 85 goals in 194 appearances, and Sergio Ag\u00fcero, who scored 82 in 125 games.<\/p>\n
The numbers combine a consistent start-of-season scoring habit with rapid accumulation of goals across league fixtures. Haaland’s rate at Manchester City, reflected in the 86-in-98 figure from Squawka, highlights the frequency with which he has converted chances in the Premier League era overseen by Guardiola.<\/p>\n
City’s opener against Wolverhampton provided the immediate context for the new milestone. The two goals on Saturday night not only secured the win but also refreshed the statistical lines that compare Haaland with some of the club’s most productive forwards in the Premier League era.<\/p>\n
Those comparisons, drawn from Opta and Squawka data, place the latest display within a broader numerical narrative. Haaland’s opening-day consistency and his accumulation of 86 goals under Guardiola are now defining features of his City career as the season begins.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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