Premier League: Erling Braut Haaland with two goals against Ipswich

– Everything is back to normal. So then I’m happy. It was a nice hat-trick, said Haaland to Viaplay.

– They have nothing (Ipswich). We know that if we don’t do anything stupid, we will win.

One penalty goal, a goal assisted by Kevin De Bruyne and scoring from 20 meters – that was Norway’s hat trick.

– Nice to score from outside the 16-meter area, but also nice inside. I don’t care as long as I score, says Haaland about his third goal.

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But Sammie Szmodic’s 1-0 scoring for the visitors was not in the script, the “tractor boys” surprised the home team.

Not long. Haaland first made it 1-1 when Savinho won a penalty kick.

Kevin De Bruyne then capitalized on a huge mistake from the Ipswich defense to turn the game around to make it 2-1.

So, Haaland again. Ipswich goalkeeper Arijanet Muric ran out and Haaland used his head to pass the ball.

He neatly smashed the ball into the open goal from a great angle.

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All this in the course of an opening quarter that smelled of burning.

Then the game could be deleted. But Haaland scored his third goal and completed the hat-trick just before full-time.

This is his tenth treble in 101 games for Manchester City. His seventh PL hat-trick in 68 games.

– The numbers are amazing, said Pep Guardiola to the BBC.

– Last season he struggled a lot, especially at the beginning. He was tired and had few problems all the time. This time, without the EC this summer, he has come here with a good one vibesays the Spaniard.

After the match, he smiled wisely as he thanked the entire stadium and was the last one to leave the mat.

See Haaland’s first two goals:

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For the third season in a row, Haaland gets off to a good start to the season.

August was his favorite month and in the last three seasons he has scored more goals alone than the lion’s share of them the teams i Premier League.

That’s according to Viaplay’s pre-match overview. 16 goals in August in the last three seasons, with West Ham still waiting away next Saturday.

See Haaland’s game in numbers from SofaScore:

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No, those who have warned against Haaland being rested, bloodied and highly motivated seem to have been right from the start.

When Ipswich opened horribly, it was Haaland who immediately put the ball in the middle, ready to take the kick.

And when he equalized for himself, he sent the whole team back to midfield to start the game as soon as possible.

Ipswich is the 23rd team in the Premier League that Haaland has scored against.

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However, perhaps the biggest compliment of the day came when Ilkay Gündogan took off his boot and prepared to go in.

«He is coming home, he is coming home, Ilkay is coming home», sang hjemmefansen.

Gündogan is back at Manchester City after a season at Barcelona. The German midfielder spent six seasons with Pep Guardiola before leaving the club last summer.

Then he discovered that the grass wasn’t greener on the Iberian Peninsula.

His first appearance as a City player was well received since he lifted the Champions League trophy last year.

And Haaland also got good cheer for his second, third and fourth goals of the season. In game number two.