Agency, Oct 18: Erling Haaland scored twice as Manchester City secured a hard-fought 3-2 victory over Ipswich Town in the English Premier League on Saturday night, extending their winning streak to seven consecutive league matches.
Playing at the Etihad Stadium, City secured all three points thanks to goals from Haaland and Phil Foden, while Daizen Maeda and Zian Flemming scored for Ipswich.
Foden opened the scoring for City in the 19th minute before Maeda equalised for Ipswich just three minutes later.
Haaland restored City’s lead in the 34th minute, giving the hosts a 2-1 advantage at halftime.
The Norwegian striker doubled City’s lead in the 69th minute with his second goal of the match, putting the home side in a commanding position.
Ipswich refused to give up and reduced the deficit in the 90th minute through a penalty converted by Zian Flemming. However, City held on to secure a narrow victory.
The win leaves Manchester City at the top of the Premier League standings with 21 points from seven matches. Ipswich Town, meanwhile, sit 10th with nine points from the same number of games.
