Erling Haaland ticked the Gtech Stadium off his to-do list by firing Manchester City to a 1-0 win at Brentford.
The Bees’ ground was one of only two Premier League venues Haaland had not previously scored at, but he put that to rights with a trademark strike.
Just eight minutes had elapsed when the Norwegian striker raced on to a ball over the top from Josko Gvardiol.
Haaland bulldozed his way between Bees defenders Sepp van den Berg and Nathan Collins before lashing his shot past Irish goalkeeper Caoimhin Kelleher.
It was Haaland’s 18th goal in 11 matches for club and country this season and leaves
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