In the 27th minute, Alisson Becker made an unsafe move and sent the ball to Nathan Ake. The former Dortmund centre-back dribbled past both Trent Alexander-Arnold and Dominik Szoboszlai, before passing to Erling Haaland in a favorable position. The Norwegian striker controlled the ball for a moment and then decisively shot diagonally, defeating Alisson Becker.
The moment Liverpool's net shook was also the moment Haaland made history as the fastest player to reach 50 goals in Premier League history, after 48 matches.
He broke Andy Cole's long-standing record (65 games, 50 goals). Other famous strikers in the Premier League era such as Alan Shearer and Ruud Van Nistelrooy also needed 66 and 68 games respectively to reach the 50-goal mark. On the other side of the battle line, Mohamed Salah also needed 72 games.
Top players to reach 50 goals fastest in Premier League history. (Photo: Opta)
Of Haaland's 50 goals, 33 were scored with his left foot, 10 with his right foot, 6 from headers and 1 from another position.
Haaland needed just one chance to score his 14th Premier League goal this season. Before collapsing Liverpool's defense, the former Dortmund star had only 7 touches of the ball. To date, Haaland has scored against 20/21 opponents. The only club that has not yet fallen victim to the striker born in 2000 is Brentford.
At home, Man City proved their position as the defending champion by dominating Liverpool. The "Cityzens" had 65% possession of the ball, organized the defense extremely well, making it impossible for the opponent to advance.
In a game of pressure, Alisson continued to make mistakes. Before his missed kick leading to the goal, the Brazilian goalkeeper also passed straight to Phil Foden. Luck was on the side of "The Kop", when the English midfielder finished too weakly.
Since leading Liverpool in the Premier League, Jurgen Klopp has never won against Pep Guardiola at the Etihad. The German coach's last victory at Man City's home ground was 8 years ago. At that time, Man City was led by Manuel Pellegrini.
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