Erling Haaland scores rare goal for Man City and it’s only the second time he’s done it

Erling Haaland has scored a rare goal against Brighton — just the second of its kind since arriving at Manchester City.

Yes, we know Haaland has scored a bucketload of goals since moving to the Etihad Stadium last summer — 61 of them to be precise.

But this was just the second one the goal-machine striker has scored from outside the box.

Haaland intercepted a pass from Brighton star Carlos Baleba on 19 minutes before taking a couple of touches and letting loose from outside the box.

The ball whistled past Jason Steele on his left-hand side, nestling in the corner with brilliant precision and power.

It was quite a rare sight to see Haaland hit a shot from outside the box and even rarer to see it go in.

But it is not the first time the 23-year-old has netted for City from further than 18 yards, doing so last season in his debut year at the club.

In a 3-0 win over Wolves last September, Haaland was already flexing his muscles as an elite Premier League striker.

Scoring his 14th goal in nine games, the ex-Borussia Dortmund star smashed a shot from outside the box leaving Jose Sa with no chance.

And Haaland's strike against Brighton on Saturday turned out to be of great help for City, who were desperate for a win.

The Premier League champions managed to land a 2-1 victory over Brighton after Ansu Fati grabbed one back following Julian Alvarez's opening striker for City earlier in the contest.

Pep Guardiola's men had lost before the international break to Arsenal in a potentially huge result in context of the title race.

However, their 2-1 win over Brighton has maintained their incredible home record, stretching to 21 consecutive victories in the Premier League.

That is a record for any club in the Premier League, while they face Young