US media praise Erling Haaland and four more Man City players after Southampton win

Manchester City extended their unbeaten start to the Premier League campaign with a 4-0 home victory against Southampton. Goals from Joao Cancelo, Phil Foden, Erling Haaland and Riyad Mahrez means Pep Guardiola's side are now just one point behind Arsenal in the table.

Following on from last weekend's emphatic display in the Manchester derby, City were in the mood from the off once more, racing into a two-goal lead before the interval. The only shock during the 90 minutes was that Haaland only managed to find the net once.

With 20 goals already to his name, the Norwegian continues his emphatic start to life here in England and here is how the US media reacted to the triumph against the Saints...

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Joe Prince-Wright, NBC

''Manchester City breezed past Southampton at the Etihad Stadium as Pep Guardiola’s side continued their fine start to the season. Joao Cancelo put City ahead and Phil Foden doubled their lead before the break. Riyad Mahrez scored early in the second half and Erling Haaland grabbed his obligatory goal as City dominated from start to finish.

''With the win they move on to 23 points for the season as they remain unbeaten and momentarily went top of the table. Saints have now lost four on the trot and have picked up just seven points from their first nine games.

''He hit the post early on and made some good runs and PL Fantasy team players everywhere will have been disappointed Haaland only scored once. That’s just 20 goals in his first 13 games in all competitions for City. Haaland went close on a few occasions and although his final pass through to Foden, or others, was just off at times, he opened up space for