'Terrifying' star who coach says can 'be better'

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Manchester City returned to Premier League enactment with a 3-1 triumph implicit Leeds United, arsenic Erling Haaland bagged 2 goals.

While astir of football's elite were astatine the caller World Cup successful Qatar, Haaland - whose federation Norway did not suffice - was cooling his heels aft a red-hot commencement to his home season.

So each eyes were connected Elland Road arsenic Haaland returned to Leeds, the metropolis of his birth, with his dada Alfie watching connected successful the stands.

The older Haaland played for some Leeds and Manchester City, and the younger has made nary concealed successful the past of his affinity for the Whites - but it was each concern from the outset here.

After astir scoring wrong successful the archetypal 30 seconds of the match, Haaland would person to hold until the 2nd fractional to get his sanction connected the scoresheet, arsenic Jack Grealish pounced connected a sloppy walk from Leeds skipper Liam Cooper and sprinted done earlier rolling a walk to his striker for the simplest of tap-ins, making it 2-0 to the visitors aft Rodri's extremity successful archetypal fractional stoppage time.

Haaland would adhd a 2nd and had a mates of chances for a third, earlier Leeds got a precocious consolation.

"Records aren't conscionable going to beryllium broken, they are going to beryllium perfectly smashed by Erling Haaland," erstwhile Liverpool striker Michael Owen tweeted.

Despite the 2 goals, City manager Pep Guardiola said helium expected much from his striker.

"I deliberation helium tin beryllium better," helium said aft the match.

"It is simply a question of time."

The defending champions pulled wrong 5 points of Arsenal with the win, and big Everton connected New Year's Day.

Leeds stay successful 15th, and adjacent question to high-flying Newcastle.

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