After scoring on 68 minutes, Erling Haaland’s expression was pure box-office – and who could blame him? Manchester City had hit the front, Chelsea were cowed, and relief mainlined through Pep Guardiola.
The ruthless striker’s 18th Premier League goal of the season was a sweet lofted effort fashioned over a backpedalling Robert Sánchez in the Chelsea goal: Haaland watched the ball kiss the net, then offered a comical what-else-do-you-expect face to the jubilant congregation.
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