Soccer Football - Premier League - Manchester City v Everton - Etihad Stadium, Manchester, Britain - February 10, 2024 Manchester City's Erling Braut Haaland scores their second goal past Everton's Jordan Pickford REUTERS/Carl Recine
MANCHESTER, England (Reuters) -Erling Haaland announced his return to the scoresheet in emphatic fashion with a brace to lift Manchester City to a 2-0 home victory over relegation-threatened Everton on Saturday and briefly into top spot in the Premier League table.
Haaland, who recently missed almost two months with a broken bone in his foot, netted his 15th and 16th of the season in the second half to break down some stubborn Everton resistance and go clear at the top of the Premier League scorers' list.
