Haaland fastest to 100 Premier League goals as City hold on in epic

Fancy a bit of history? Under the floodlights of this storied old ground you were welcome to take your pick.

- Paul MacInnes

The inevitable Erling Haaland smashed through the 100-goal barrier and a Premier League record. Phil Foden scored his second brace in four days. City raced to a 5-1 lead before an hour was even on the clock only for Fulham to come agonisingly close to parity by the end. All of it culminating in one of the highest-scoring matches in three decades of the Premier League. Not bad.

Full value for money was achieved before halftime as City imposed themselves on their hosts with ruthless timing. Erling Haaland had come into the game on 99 Premier League goals, but drawn a blank in his past two league matches. With five minutes gone and bearing down on Bernd Leno, after being played in by Phil Foden, it appeared the wait was over. But in the most unusual of occurrences, Haaland wrapped a shot beyond the Fulham keeper but watched stunned as the ball hit the post.