Erling Haaland continued his ruthless goalscoring form in Manchester City's 3-1 win over Bournemouth , but the spotlight shone equally on Rayan Cherki, whose creativity stole the show. As reported by SoftFootball , Haaland in his robot mode got himself a brace , both goals coming from Cherki's brilliant assists in what looked like the birth of a thrilling partnership.
The young Frenchman, starting only his second Premier League game after recovering from a thigh injury, demonstrated poise, awareness, and vision that drew praise from both fans and his teammates. For the opener, Cherki guided a deft header from Nico Gonzalez's pass perfectly into Haaland's stride, and the Norwegian stormed forward to finish calmly past Bournemouth's Dorde Petrovic.
His second assist came moments later, threading a through ball that sliced open the defense and allowed Haaland to round Petrovic before finding the net. Haaland could not hide his delight after the match, saying in a post shared by Fabrizio Romano on his official X account :