Erling Harland Immediately shined in the Premier League, scoring a stunning brace away at West Ham.
But after an initial lull in an early deal at the London Stadium, he was quick to show why City spent £51m as their mainstay after two seasons without a recognised striker.
But it was his second strike to keep the Premier League on its toes. In the 65th minute, Kevin De Bruyne’s beautiful pass took the entire back line of the Hammers away.
Haaland took advantage of these very big improvements by playing with clarity and delivering a clinical first finish.
The partnership between De Bruyne and Haaland has been fantastic and will no doubt be the first of their many goals this season and beyond.
Wayne Rooney, who has scored 208 goals in the Premier League, has backed Haaland to win the Golden Boot and believes he will prove he can make a difference in the title race.
“Haaland has proven himself at the highest level in the Champions League and Bundesliga and against Liverpool last Saturday he was in the right position, looking for opportunities, moving smart, looking fast and strong , and was aggressive in his runs,” he wrote in his column era Before Haaland’s electric debut in the Premier League.
“Maybe under Pep Guardiola, the main way City score is through low balls in the box.
“Haaland scored in this way when he made his debut in the friendly against Bayern Munich and against Liverpool, and the two big opportunities he missed were in the midfield from six yards and the change for Manchester City. In the attack of the side, he has entered this position.
“If he keeps doing that, goal after goal will come – because his finishing ability is unquestionable.”
