MANCHESTER: The goals scored by Erling Haaland are helping Manchester City win a triple of titles.Meanwhile, Harry Kane appears helpless to halt Tottenham's decline. On Sunday, the two most productive strikers in English football each scored historic goals.
But while Haaland’s 50th in all competitions this season helped City to go top of the table, Kane’s 208th goal in the Premier League could not prevent Spurs from a third loss in four games, albeit in the most dramatic fashion in a 4-3 defeat to Liverpool.Kane is now tied with Wayne Rooney as the Premier League’s second-highest scorer of all time, behind only Alan Shearer on 260.
Trophies, however, continue to elude Kane, even in a season when he has become the all-time record scorer for England and Tottenham. It is a different story for Haaland, who seems destined to end his first year at City with both silverware and individual honors.The Norwegian’s third minute penalty in City’s 2-1 win at Fulham saw him score his 34th Premier League goal of the season to tie the record jointly held by Shearer and Andy Cole. While their totals were in 42-game seasons, Haaland’s goals have come in a 38-game campaign, in which the Norwegian still has six more matches to set a new benchmark in English soccer’s top flight.Crucially, those goals are edging City ever closer to the title.
Haaland scored a thirdminute penalty, with Carlos Vinicius equalizing for Fulham in the 15th. Julian Alvarez scored the winner in the 36th. The defending champions moved a point ahead of longtime leaders Arsenal, with a game in hand. CHAMPIONS LEAGUE CALLING: Bruno Fernandes scored the winner that moved Manchester United closer to Champions League qualification.
The Portugal international struck in the 39th to seal a 1-0 win against Aston Villa at Old Trafford that leaves fourth-place United seven points clear of Liverpool with a game in hand. Having already won the League Cup, United has also secured an FA Cup final showdown against Manchester City in June. “It’s really important for us to get top four and then we have to think about winning a trophy so we have to find the energy and aim for the top four and the FA Cup,” Fernandes said.
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