Haaland's two touches finish the job for City, Arsenal retain first place

As long as Everton's stout defense held Erling Haaland Under control, Manchester City was "stopped", almost harmless in the match of the 8th round of the Premier League.

The Norwegian was well guarded for almost 60 minutes, and then in just two touches of the ball, he undone all the good the "caramels" had done up until then - he scored two goals and made things easier for the "citizens" in their quest for a third consecutive victory.

It was 2-0 at the Etihad with two goals from Erling - the first was in the 58th minute he headed Jordan Pickford to a cross from Nick O'Reilly, then in 63. with a kick to the ground with the left foot.

And that was quite enough for that. Pep Guardiola, but in the first half the visiting team had better chances.

In the 14th minute, Beto was a split second late in putting the ball into the net, then Gianluigi Donaruma stopped Dana Endo who was the best individual on the field in the first half.

City was tied for first place with Arsenal for a few hours, but the leader knew how to get the job done in the small London derby and still has three points more.

Mikel Arteta's team defeated Fulham 1-0 at Craven Cottage, which is exactly how much better they were - the decisive goal was Leandro Trossar's goal in the 58th minute, who kneed the ball into the net after a corner kick..

Jean-Philippe Mateta scored a hat-trick to help Crystal Palace draw against Bournemouth (3:3, it was 0:2 and 2:3), while Brighton beat Newcastle 2:1 at home.

Sunderland defeated Wolverhampton 2-0, and the match between Burnley and Leeds ended with an identical result.