Erling Haaland scored twice to help move Manchester City up to second in the Premier League with a 3-1 victory over Bournemouth. Haaland's astonishing scoring record is showing no sign of slowing down with his two first-half strikes, either side of Tyler ...

Guardiola's side are greatly indebted to Haaland's free-scoring exploits ... They played really good and of course again Erling was decisive. "We knew it, we experienced last season in the Premier League, they [Bournemouth] destroyed it.

Bournemouth equalized eight minutes later, when Tyler Adams took advantage of the mistake of Man City goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma. In the 32nd minute, Haaland ran past the Bournemouth keeper and slotted the ball past him into the empty net. The Norwegian’s second goal marked his 13th Premier League goal of the season.

Though Tyler Adams scored his first Premier League goal to keep them in the tie, Rayan Cherki cut open the Cherries defence again for Haaland’s second of the evening. The result marks just Bournemouth’s second loss in 10 games this season. Overall, the Man City defence limited the Cherries’ talented attackers to half-chances.

Erling Haaland is on the same level as the Argentinian football legend, but he is a completely different type of player.

Manchester City got back to winning ways against Bournemouth this weekend, with Erling Haaland once again leading the way. Just a week earlier, Aston Villa had managed to contain Haaland as City slipped to defeat at Villa Park.