Soccer-Winning games is all that matters, says Man City's Haaland


Soccer Football - Premier League - Burnley v Manchester City - Turf Moor, Burnley, Britain - April 22, 2026 Manchester City's Erling Haaland celebrates after the match REUTERS/Scott Heppell

April 23 (Reuters) - Manchester ⁠City striker Erling Haaland said the ⁠result was all that mattered after his ‌side claimed a 1-0 Premier League win at Burnley on Wednesday which lifted them above Arsenal on ​goals scored.

The Norwegian scored the ⁠only goal despite City ⁠registering 28 shots, nine of them on target.

“We ⁠had ‌a lot of chances but I’m happy, we won and that’s ⁠the most important thing,” Haaland told Sky ​Sports.

“It’s all ‌about winning, no matter how. We ⁠try to ​play our football and we just try to win, that’s what you need in your ⁠mindset.

“Don’t think about goals, think ​about winning.”

Both Man City and Arsenal have 70 points from 33 games and an identical goal ⁠difference of plus 37 with five matches left to play. City are top by virtue of having scored three more goals ​than the London side.

City next ⁠host Southampton in the FA Cup semi-finals ​on Saturday, before facing Everton ‌in the Premier League ​on May 4.

(Reporting by Karan Prashant Saxena in Bengaluru; Editing by Peter Rutherford)

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