Erling Braut Haaland scored four goals as City won 5-1 against Wolverhampton in the Premier League

– We had many long passes where he had won the position, he was dragged and dragged, but there was never a free kick. When he is dragged to the ground after winning the battle for the position, and he was a little frustrated by these actions, manager Pep Guardiola said of Haaland’s reaction after the switch.

Before he was replaced to a standing ovation after 82 minutes, he managed to score four goal.

But he did not seem delighted when he sat down on the bench after a quick chat with coach Pep Guardiola.

He threw out his arms when he shook hands with the boss, who was talking to his Norwegian goal king on his way to the bench.

After the final whistle, he grinned widely with his team mates and brought another match ball to Odel and the owner.

– I can guarantee that he was happy today, says Pep Guardiola after the match.

The Norwegian was back at his best, according to the manager, after a longer period of much criticism. Roy Keane has been particularly strong – he has compared Haaland to a level four player in England.

– That discussion around, that with Roy Keane among other things, is it something that turns you on? asks Viaplay.

– I don’t care much about that man, so it’s fine, Haaland says to Viaplay.

First, he scored the penalty Joško Gvardiol obtained after just a quarter of an hour.

After the decision had been made, Haaland went resolutely towards the ball. There was no doubt as to who would take that penalty.

José Sá went the wrong way, 1–0.

And he had only just begun.

After half an hour, Rodri hit the ball on the back post.

There, Haaland hung higher than everyone else, a majestic header in the far corner doubled City’s lead.

“Air Haaland” is back:

Jærbuen was through for his hat-trick just before the break, but was prevented by Nélson Semedo.

The Norwegian grinned at the fact that no penalty was awarded, he didn’t quite believe it, but after a VAR review it was still a penalty.

Haaland got the ball again, Haaland was resolute again and Haaland completed the hat-trick before the break.

“It feels like autumn 2022”, commented Sam Lee in The Athletic – and refers to when Haaland scored a hat-trick in home game after home game.

This was his sixth hat-trick in the Premier League, and “Haaland! Haaland! Haaland!” resounded even beyond the stadium here in Manchester.

At the start of the second half, Hwang reduced Hee-Chan to 3–1. Right from kick-off, Haaland received a pass in the back room, took the ball with him and screwed the ball into the far corner.

His fourth (!) in less than an hour. And another nice score:

Thus, it seems that Haaland is back at his very best after a somewhat troubled start to the year.

Injuries have disrupted the rhythm of his season, and in April in particular he received widespread criticism for his contributions in the build-up game.

After the latest injury comeback, he has four goals in just over an hour, he leads the battle for the top scorer title in the Premier League with 25 goals in the league. There are five goals down to Cole Palmer and Aleksander Isak in shared second place.

As Arsenal beat Bournemouth 3-0 earlier on Saturday, it was up to Manchester City to respond to the charges. And they did so emphatically.

Manchester City will win the Premier League if they win all of their last three games: