The striker stroked in his 28th goal of the league season from the penalty spot with 12 minutes remaining at Selhurst Park.
Our number nine could have had the opener in the first-half, but his sweeping effort from Nathan Ake‘s cross went just over the crossbar.
Phil Foden was also denied smartly by Palace goalkeeper Vicente Guaita after the interval, but Pep Guardiola‘s men showed attacking persistence to get the winner.
Haaland was left proud of the team’s dogged display. He said:
“In the end everything that matters is the three points, to win games and to keep performing.
“It’s not easy. You saw Bournemouth beat Liverpool today. Every game is a fight, you saw that today, we fought and won and I’m happy. It’s my job and I enjoy every single second. It’s nice.
“Everyone knows how important this win is for us. We have to keep going. I say this every time but it’s the truth.
“I was not concerned [when 0-0]. I just do as I do every game, focus on my game. It’s not that bad, we have to keep going. As I said it’s not easy, I’m really proud.
“We have to play different ways. Other teams adapt to how City play, of course because in the last five years we have four Premier Leagues. That’s normal. What can I do, we just have to try to do our best and perform.
“Of course I don’t like to miss chances. I had one in the first-half that I should have scored, there was a small thing in the grass that made the ball bounce higher!
“What can I do, I have to keep going, I got the next chance and I scored and we won, so I’m happy.”
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The three points takes us to within two points of league-leaders Arsenal, who play on Sunday.
Haaland believes that the team need to focus solely on our own results and revealed that he is thoroughly enjoying being in the thick of a heated title race.
“Every single game is important now. Leipzig is the next game then it is Burnley. We have to win, we have to win games,” he said.
“With this gap, we just have to focus on ourselves. We have them [Arsenal] at home and a lot of games left to play still. Nothing is decided yet.
“I enjoy it [title race], this is England, this is what I’ve been watching my entire life.
“I enjoy every single second of it. It’s good to be in the middle of it.”
