Haaland Brace Powers Man City to Historic Perfect Seven Against Ipswich

Manchester City maintained their flawless Premier League start with a hard-fought 3-2 victory over Ipswich Town at the Etihad Stadium on Saturday, as Erling Haaland’s clinical double underlined the Norwegian’s relentless scoring form.

Phil Foden broke the deadlock in the 19th minute with a composed finish from Jeremy Doku’s clever setup, ending a long personal drought.

Ipswich responded almost immediately. Just two minutes later, Daizen Maeda equalised after outmuscling Marc Guehi and slotting past Gianluigi Donnarumma, briefly silencing the home crowd.

Haaland restored City’s lead before half-time. The striker powered home a header from Mateo Kovacic’s precise cross in the 34th minute, taking his season tally higher and continuing an extraordinary run of goals.

After the break, the City No. 9 struck again in the 69th minute. Receiving a perfectly weighted pass from Iliman Ndiaye, Haaland outmuscled his marker and finished coolly past Christian Walton to make it 3-1.

Ipswich refused to go quietly. A late VAR-reviewed penalty, converted by substitute Zian Flemming in the 90th minute, set up a tense finale with 12 minutes of added time.

City held firm to secure the points, despite Haaland being denied a hat-trick by another VAR intervention for a marginal offside in the build-up.

The result leaves Manchester City with a perfect 7-0-0 record and 21 points from seven Premier League matches.

Enzo Maresca’s side sit six points clear at the top of the table and have become only the third team in Premier League history—after Chelsea in 2005-06 and Liverpool in 2019-20—to win their opening seven games of a season.

Maresca himself is the first manager to claim victory in his first seven league matches in charge of a club.

Haaland remains the focal point of City’s attack. His brace took his seasonal haul to 12 goals across all competitions and extended his scoring streak.

The Norwegian has now reached 100 non-penalty Premier League goals faster than any player in the competition’s history, doing so in just 139 appearances. His consistency this campaign continues to set the standard for elite strikers.

City’s perfect Premier League record stands in contrast to the off-field scrutiny surrounding the club, yet on the pitch the team has shown resilience and quality.

Next up is an away trip to Aston Villa as the leaders look to extend their unbeaten domestic run.

With Haaland in this kind of form and a 100% start to the Premier League season, Manchester City look every bit the team to beat in 2026-27.