Manchester City's Erling Haaland has stellar Premier League debut

Manchester City's Erling Haaland celebrates after scoring his second goal of the game during the English Premier League soccer match against West Ham United at London Stadium in London, England, Aug. 7, 2022. (AP Photo/Frank Augstein)

Erling Haaland had a magnificent debut for Manchester City as the club opened the Premier League season with a 2-0 victory over West Ham on Sunday.

Haaland scored two goals in the victory. He netted his first in the 35th minute from the penalty spot and then picked up goal No. 2 in the 65th minute to help put the finishing touches on West Ham.

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"It was a good start," he said after the match. "It’s about the connections we do every day in training and about practicing this. So, we get better at this, and this will come even more, so I’m not worried."

He nearly picked up a hat trick in the 78th minute, but his shot sailed high above the goal. He was the second Manchester City player to score twice in his debut after Sergio Aguero did it in 2011.

Haaland’s father, Alfie, was in the stands to watch.

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Manchester City's Erling Haaland, right, celebrates after the English Premier League match against West Ham United at London Stadium in London, England, Aug. 7, 2022. (AP Photo/Frank Augstein)

"Good that he saw both goals," he said. "It’s a big moment for me, debuting in this competition."

The Norwegian strike joined Manchester City in the offseason after spending a few years in Austrian Bundesliga with Red Bull Salzburg and Germany’s Bundesliga with Borussia Dortmund.

In 2021-2022 for Dortmund, he had 22 goals and eight assists. The club finished