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But Liverpool remain top of the pile after surviving a scare against lowly Burnley, while Erling Haaland is back on goal-scoring form for Manchester City.
Erling Haaland admitted he was relieved to be back on target with a crucial double in Manchester City's 2-0 win against Everton. The Norway striker scored his first goals since returning from almost two months out of action with a foot injury as he killed off stubborn Everton at the Etihad Stadium.
It was the champions' 10th victory in succession in all competitions as they step up their bid for an unprecedented fourth successive Premier League crown. "It's a fantastic feeling," said Haaland, who has 21 goals in all competitions this term after netting for the first time since late November.
"Back to normal finally. It's good to be back to normal. We have already been on quite a good run." With Haaland back in tandem with Kevin De Bruyne, who has returned from his own lengthy lay-off, Pep Guardiola's side are rounding into form at the right time.
They sit two points behind Liverpool with a game in hand. "It is a good thing to start to click now. That's never bad. It's in the next few months when you win things, so we keep going," Haaland said.
Liverpool captain Virgil van Dijk has urged the leaders to "enjoy the ride" as they chase a first title since 2020. Jurgen Klopp's side were knocked out of pole position by Manchester City's win against Everton early on Saturday afternoon, but the Reds responded just hours later to regain first place.
However, Liverpool's 3-1 victory over Burnley was not without its difficulties in front of Anfield's record league crowd of 59,896 as Clarets defender Dara O'Shea cancelled out Diogo Jota's opener. Second-half goals from Luis Diaz and
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