Pep Guardiola‘s men made the perfect start as Haaland struck into the roof of the net from close-range after just five minutes, connecting with a teasing Matheus Nunes cross from the left flank.
We probed for a second, with Mateo Kovacic striking on target from 18 yards, but Aaron Ramsdale palmed the ball away to safety.
The visitors had a rare attack in first half stoppage time and almost found a leveller, but Cameron Archer’s effort cannoned off the crossbar.
After the interval, the chances kept on coming for City, with Haaland seeing a powerful header cleared off the line, before the striker then poked wide from a wonderful cross by Savinho.
The chances kept coming for the Norwegian striker, with Savinho again picking him out inside the box but the forward could not stretch enough to direct his header on target.
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We remained resolute and rigid defensively in the final few minutes to claim all three points, extending our unbeaten run in the top-flight to 32 games and also taking us to the top of the Premier League table, two points ahead of Liverpool who play on Sunday.
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