What Haaland did before and after fourth City goal should worry Arsenal

In the week Erling Haaland revealed himself as a new character, the Manchester City forward reprised last season's role to fire his team closer to the Premier League title.

Two were penalties, although the goals were exactly the type that Haaland scored last season that made him so exceptional. City had been wasteful in the opening exchanges, with Kevin De Bruyne particularly culpable in not making the most of good positions, when Rayan Ait-Nouri clattered into Josko Gvardiol in the box and Haaland stuck away the spot kick.

On the stroke of half-time, Haaland raced onto a through ball and Nelson Semedo clipped him in the box. The referee didn't give it but was advised to reconsider at the monitor and the Norwegian did the rest. The finish was excellent, yet even more impressive was the fact that he went for goal rather than holding up for someone else. This was the Haaland from last season, the man with the insatiable appetite for goals and the precise touch to try to feed it.

There has never been any argument that he was one of City's top players this season though. Foden and Rodri have both been levels ahead of him, and Akanji and Ake have also impressed even before you start debating.

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