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It was tough, but Manchester City came through on Saturday. Pushed around by Brentford, with Wissa’s early opener after just 22 seconds of play, the reigning English champions were able to count on their prolific goalscorer, Erling Haaland, to win by a narrow margin (2-1) and consolidate their top spot in the standings, on the occasion of the 4th day of the Premier League.
Top scorers
Erling Braut Haaland
#1
9
#2
Mohamed Salah
3
#3
Noni Madueke
3
#4
Luis Diaz
3
#5
Yoane Wissa
3
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With this new achievement, the Norwegian striker has nine goals to his name after four league games, a first in the history of the English championship. Among the five major leagues, only Carlos Bianchi had achieved a similar feat during the 1974-1975 season in the colors of Stade de Reims.
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