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Haaland has 42 goals in 37 appearances in all competitions

Haaland hat-trick helps Man City brush Burnley aside

Erling Haaland scored a hat-trick as Manchester City thrashed Vincent Kompany's Burnley 6-0 to cruise into the FA Cup semi-finals.

Soccer • 18 Mar 23

Pep Guardiola (R) embraces Erling Haaland after the Manchester City striker was substituted against RB Leipzig

Pep subbed five-goal Haaland to leave him a target

Pep Guardiola joked that he took Erling Haaland off one goal short of a double hat-trick as Manchester City thrashed RB Leipzig 7-0 to make sure he still has at least one target left to chase.

Soccer • 15 Mar 23

Manchester City are closing in on Arsenal

Haaland confident City will reel in Arsenal

Erling Haaland remains convinced Manchester City will win their fifth Premier League title in six seasons.

Soccer • 12 Mar 23

Erling Haaland takes the plaudits after finding the net

Guardiola praises Haaland for always thinking positive

Erling Haaland's elated goal celebration after scoring the winner against Crystal Palace is symbolic of the striker's satisfaction at Manchester City, boss Pep Guardiola believes.

Soccer • 11 Mar 23

Club medics advised Haaland not to be risked for the second half

Haaland uncertain for Arsenal clash after Villa knock

Erling Haaland faces a fitness test before Manchester City's crucial clash with Premier League leaders Arsenal on Wednesday after being withdrawn at half-time against Aston Villa.

Soccer • 12 Feb 23

Guardiola embraces Haaland after his hat-trick against Wolves

Guardiola labels 'solution' Haaland simply undroppable

Pep Guardiola proclaimed Erling Haaland as undroppable after the prolific Norwegian plundered yet another hat-trick to fire Manchester City to a 3-0 win over Wolves.

Soccer • 22 Jan 23

Haaland has found the going tougher in recent games

Pep accepts blame for Man City and Haaland's slump

Pep Guardiola has accepted the blame for Manchester City's recent downturn in form and the break in supply to Erling Haaland up front.

Soccer • 18 Jan 23

Erling Haaland scored his 25th and 26th goals this season against Leeds

Guardiola: Two-goal Haaland 'not at his best' for City

Pep Guardiola claimed Erling Haaland is still not back to his best after injury despite scoring twice in Manchester City's 3-1 Premier League win at Leeds.

Soccer • 29 Dec 22

Erling Haaland has now scored 20 Premier League goals

Haaland on the double as City overcome battling Leeds

Erling Haaland added two more goals to his season's tally as Manchester City won 3-1 at Leeds to close the gap on Premier League leaders Arsenal.

Soccer • 28 Dec 22

Jesse Marsch (L) managed Erling Haaland at Salzburg in 2019

Marsch hoping for happy reunion with Haaland

Jesse Marsch admitted Leeds will need luck on their side to stop Erling Haaland from scoring on Wednesday when Manchester City visit Elland Road.

Soccer • 27 Dec 22

Haaland and De Bruyne combined to good effect again in the Carabao Cup tie against Liverpool

De Bruyne tips Haaland to venture into 800-goal range

Kevin De Bruyne believes Erling Haaland could go on to outscore all the fine strikers he has played with during his career.

Soccer • 26 Dec 22

Nathan Ake heads the winner past Caoimhin Kelleher

Ake swings five-goal thriller Manchester City's way

Nathan Ake headed the winner as Manchester City edged out rivals Liverpool 3-2 in a five-goal thriller to claim a place in the Carabao Cup quarter-finals.

Soccer • 22 Dec 22

The Republic of Ireland are gearing up for their final home game of 2022

Republic of Ireland v Norway: All you need to know

The Republic of Ireland welcome Norway to the Aviva Stadium for their final home game of 2022. Here's everything you need you know.

Soccer • 16 Nov 22

Stale Solbakken must make do without his superstar striker in Dublin

Solbakken views Haaland absence as chance for others

Norway boss Stale Solbakken has challenged his pool of strikers to plug the gap left by the injured Erling Haaland to prove they can do a job if he is missing for a Euro 2024 qualifier.

Soccer • 16 Nov 22

Haaland will not appear in Dublin this week

Haaland excluded from Norway squad for Ireland trip

Norwegian superstar Erling Haaland will not feature in this week's game against Ireland at the Aviva Stadium.

Soccer • 13 Nov 22

Erling Haaland's last game in Ireland was at Windsor Park, where Norway won 5-1 and the striker scored a brace

Kenny hoping for Haaland test as Norway come to Dublin

Stephen Kenny is hoping that the "phenomenon" Erling Haaland is leading the line at the Aviva Stadium next Thursday as Ireland take on Norway in an international friendly fixture.

Soccer • 11 Nov 22

Erling Haaland celebrates his late winner

Haaland to the rescue for 10-man City against Fulham

Erling Haaland came off the bench to score an injury-time penalty as 10-man Manchester City snatched a hard-fought 2-1 win against battling Fulham in the Premier League.

Soccer • 05 Nov 22

Haaland missed Saturday's win over Leicester

Haaland out of Sevilla game as City avoid taking a risk

Manchester City striker Erling Haaland has been ruled out of Wednesday's final Champions League group game against Sevilla.

Soccer • 01 Nov 22

Darwin Nunez (L) and Andy Robertson celebrate the former's goal against Ajax

Unfair to compare Nunez and Haaland - Robertson

Andy Robertson has praised Darwin Nunez's start at Liverpool and says comparing the Uruguayan to Erling Haaland is not fair.

Soccer • 27 Oct 22

Erling Haaland's double took his tally since joining City to a remarkable 22 goals

Two more for Haaland as City fend off battling Brighton

Erling Haaland and Manchester City returned to form as the Premier League champions saw off Brighton 3-1 at the Etihad Stadium.

Soccer • 22 Oct 22

Liverpool kept Erling Haaland at bay in the FA Community Shield before the campaign kicked off

Klopp: Focusing on Haaland will open up gaps elsewhere

Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp admits he cannot focus heavily on in-form striker Erling Haaland as Manchester City have too many threats elsewhere.

Soccer • 14 Oct 22

Erling Haaland has scored 15 goals in just nine Premier League appearances

Guardiola: Haaland rested due to significant fatigue

Pep Guardiola revealed he did not want to risk Erling Haaland in Manchester City's Champions League draw at FC Copenhagen because the striker was "so, so tired".

Soccer • 11 Oct 22

Ireland are set to face two of the world best attacking players in the coming months

Andrews planning for Haaland and Mbappe conundrums

Republic of Ireland assistant coach Keith Andrews woke up on Sunday morning thinking of ways to stop a world class striker in Erling Haaland, but a few hours later he was splitting those concerns with another footballing superstar, France's Kylian Mbappe.

Soccer • 11 Oct 22