Along with the brilliant Kevin De Bruyne, Erling Haaland guided Manchester City to a 4-1 win over Arsenal London. A special point of the game, in addition to City’s impressive performance, was attacker Haaland’s loose hair, which caused a lot of attention. It was only in the fifth minute of added time that the Norwegian international struck, setting a record 33rd Premier League goal. No player has ever scored so many goals in a football season with 38 games. Haaland will probably top it up because City still has seven games to play.
Shortly before his goal, the blond Norwegian had lost his hair band, so he had to play with his mane open. English commentators compared him to the thunder god and superhero Thor. After Haaland had previously missed several high-profile chances, fans on social media were amused by his “hair magic.” “Haaland didn’t score, so he just switched to long hair mode,” joked one Twitter user.