Haaland limps off as Man City survive Ipswich scare to go six clear

Erling Haaland scored twice to fire Manchester City to a 3-2 win over Ipswich Town at the Etihad, then limped off at full-time with an injury scare ahead of Tuesday’s Champions League tie against AEK Athens (NBC Sports).

Phil Foden, on his return from suspension, drove home the 19th-minute opener after Jeremy Doku’s pass, but Ipswich levelled within three minutes through Daizen Maeda (TNT Sports). Haaland restored City’s lead in the 34th minute with a powerful header and then made it 3-1 midway through the second half after shrugging off Abdoul Ouattara — his second strike being his 100th non-penalty Premier League goal, the fastest any player has reached the mark at 139 appearances (Sports Mole).

A Haaland hat-trick volley was ruled out by VAR for offside against Enzo Fernandez in the 85th minute, and Guehi’s foul on Fatawu gifted Zian Flemming a 90th-minute penalty. City survived 12 minutes of added time to preserve a perfect 21 points from seven games, six clear of Arsenal before they face Nottingham Forest on Sunday (talkSPORT).

Deep in stoppage time, Haaland’s shin caught Jack Clarke’s boot as the striker attempted a side-volley. He limped down the tunnel at full-time, grimacing. The Athletic’s Sam Lee reported a blow to the foot, while the Daily Mail’s Jack Gaughan speculated it could be a knee problem — unverified (Sports Mole).

Enzo Maresca gave little away afterwards: “Erling is inside, Antoine is inside. We need to wait.” Semenyo, Kovacic and Nunes were City’s other injury concerns (talkSPORT).