5 other goalscoring Premier League debuts that preceded Erling Haaland’s heroics

Erling Haaland made an instant impact for Manchester City with two goals on his Premier League debut as the champions beat West Ham 2-0 on Sunday.

Here, the PA news agency looks back at some other great first appearances from forwards in the competition.

Spurs pulled off a coup when they lured the World Cup-winning German striker to White Hart Lane and he immediately made an impression.

There were plenty who wondered whether his reputation for theatrical falling would be good for the English game but he won media over at a jovial first press conference when he joked about looking for a diving school.

He then delivered on the field by heading what proved the decisive goal in a 4-3 victory at Hillsborough and celebrated with a swan dive in front of supporters.

Middlesbrough created a buzz in the mid-1990s with their signings of Juninho, Emerson and Ravanelli and the Italian striker was an instant hit with a hat-trick on debut.

Three times Boro fell behind in a classic encounter at the Riverside but Ravanelli responded each time to secure a 3-3 draw.

His first equaliser came from the penalty spot, his second was a tap-in and his third a fine low shot across goal on the turn. He celebrated each time by lifting his shirt over his head in trademark fashion.

The Dutch striker had to wait a year for his move to United after being struck down by a knee injury in 2000 but he soon made up for lost time.

With United trailing 2-1 at Old Trafford, Van Nistelrooy turned the game around with two goals in the space of three minutes early in the second half.

His first was a deft volleyed finish as the keeper came out to meet him and his second an emphatic close-range strike.

The man who would go on to become City’s record goalscorer began