Erling Haaland scored his 91st goal for Manchester City in his 100th appearance for the club. This goal was also his first of the new Premier League 2024 season. Haaland now has 106 goal contributions, including 15 assists.
Haaland has been directly involved in 22 goals in just 20 Premier League matches against the ‘Big Six’ teams. He has also scored in the opening game of each of his three Premier League seasons.
The goal against Chelsea was significant. Marc Cucurella had mocked Haaland with a chant during Spain’s Euro 2024 celebrations, saying,
“Haaland, you’d better tremble, because Cucurella is coming.”
In the match, Haaland’s goal proved his dominance, as he easily brushed aside Cucurella to score.
After Erling Haaland’s goal, Marc Cucurella might regret his words
Marc Cucurella had a tough match as Erling Haaland scored the first goal for Manchester City in their Premier League opener against Chelsea. Chelsea started strong but struggled defensively. In the 18th minute, Bernardo Silva passed to Haaland, who dribbled past Cucurella and scored with a chip over Robert Sanchez.
After the goal, a video surfaced of Cucurella singing a playful chant about Haaland during Spain’s Euro 2024 celebrations. The chant joked about Haaland trembling as Cucurella approached.
Cucurella’s situation worsened when he had to leave the game injured in the 80th minute. Renato Veiga came on for Cucurella, but Mateo Kovacic added a second goal for City before the match ended.
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