Porto 0-2 Man City: Erling Haaland climbs above Tommy Johnson in Citizens goalscoring list with brace in European win

By Matt Law | 08 Sep 2026 21:56, Last updated: 08 Sep 2026 21:58

Erling Haaland has moved into 3rd spot successful Manchester City's all-time goalscorer database connected 167 courtesy of his brace successful Tuesday's 2-0 occurrence implicit Porto successful the Champions League.

The Norway planetary headed a transverse from Enzo Fernandez into the backmost of the nett aboriginal successful the 2nd play to nonstop Enzo Maresca's broadside up successful the European contest, earlier turning a transverse from Rayan Ait-Nouri into the country successful the second stages.

Haaland entered the European fixture successful 4th spot successful Man City's all-time goalscorer list, 1 down Tommy Johnson, who represented the nine betwixt 1920 and 1930.

Johnson struck 166 goals successful each competitions for the Citizens, and helium has present been passed by Haaland, who volition present person second-placed Eric Brook successful his sights.

Haaland's brace secures Champions League triumph for Man City

Brook netted 177 goals for Man City betwixt 1927 and 1940, and it would beryllium a astonishment if Haaland was incapable to determination past that full earlier the extremity of the season.

However, Haaland inactive has immoderate mode to the apical of the list, with Sergio Aguero scoring 260 times successful each competitions for the Citizens betwixt 2011 and 2021.

Haaland has a declaration astatine the Etihad Stadium until the summertime of 2034, but it remains to beryllium seen if helium decides to walk the bulk of his vocation successful Manchester.

Indeed, it is understood that the 26-year-old wants to play successful La Liga during his prime, with some Real Madrid and Barcelona imaginable suitors.

Haaland is already connected 5 goals for Man City this season, and helium is the red-hot favourite to again unafraid the Premier League Golden Boot, scoring 3 times successful the contention frankincense far.

What adjacent for Man City?

Man City volition present power their attraction backmost to the Premier League and the tiny substance of Sunday's Manchester derby with Manchester United astatine Old Trafford.

The Citizens volition person had a batch longer to hole for the match, arsenic Man United are not successful Champions League enactment until Thursday night, erstwhile they invited Sabah.

Man City are 1 of lone 2 teams - the different being champions Arsenal - to triumph each 3 Premier League matches this season, beating Bournemouth, Crystal Palace and Coventry City.