October 08, (THEWILL) – A convincing 4-0 victory over Southampton helped Manchester City leapfrog Arsenal at the top of the English Premier League as Erling Haaland continued his remarkable scoring streak.
At the Etihad Stadium on Saturday, City quickly took control with goals from Joao Cancelo and Phil Foden — who fired in a remarkable hattrick in the Manchester derby last weekend — in a lacklustre first half from Southampton.
After the break, Riyad Mahrez increased the lead before Haaland scored his 15th league goal, matching the total Kevin De Bruyne scored when he finished as City’s leading scorer in the competition the previous season in only the 10th game of the season.
Following their ninth consecutive in the league, where they have consistently scored nothing less than three goals, Pep Guardiola’s team moved two points clear of Arsenal, who are billed to clash with Liverpool on Sunday.
The next fixture for City is a UEFA Champions League match on the road against Copenhagen while Southampton will contend against West Ham next Sunday in the EPL.
Jude Obafemi is a versatile senior Correspondent at THEWILL Newspapers, excelling in sourcing, researching, and delivering sports news stories for both print and digital publications.
