- Erling Haaland scored after just five minutes for Man City against Southampton
- Haaland held off Southampton defender Jan Bednarek prior to scoring
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Erling Haaland was hailed by Manchester City fans after scoring from a difficult angle to open the scoring at home to Southampton.
Haaland held off the challenge of Southampton defender Jan Bednarek to put City in the lead after just five minutes.
In scoring, Haaland has now surpassed the goal tally of the striker that he was signed to replace.
As reported by Squawka, Haaland has now scored more Premier League goals (74) than Gabriel Jesus (73).
Remarkably, Haaland has achieved the feat in 143 fewer games than Jesus.
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