Haaland scores 300th club goal as Manchester City beat Coventry 1-0

Erling Haaland reached a landmark 300th club career goal as Manchester City edged Coventry FC 1-0 away from home on Saturday, sending City to the top of the Premier League.

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It is an important win, different from the first two. They have all been different.

Haaland headed in during the 26th minute, with the move involving new signing Enzo Fernandez. The goal was Haaland's 165th for City, following 86 for Borussia Dortmund, 29 for Red Bull Salzburg and 20 for Molde FK.

The Norway striker has been particularly prolific against promoted Premier League sides, scoring 20 times against them. Sunderland are the only such team he failed to score against last season, according to the report.

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Today, 9/10 times you finish conceding because we kept them alive by missing chances. In the end, we finished by suffering together, and it is an important win.

Coventry made City work for the victory. Taiwo Awoniyi missed a one-on-one chance against Gianluigi Donnarumma, while the goalkeeper also saved efforts from Jack Rudoni and Ellis Simms. Coventry, managed by Frank Lampard, have yet to score since returning to the English top flight.

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Good performance from us. Felt like we deserved something from the game.

City manager Enzo Maresca said the win differed from the team's first two victories because his side missed chances and had to defend under pressure. Lampard praised Coventry's defensive organisation and said his players could not lose belief after a difficult opening run of fixtures.

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We cannot lose belief off the back of three games, and so we must look forward.