Erling Haaland came off the bench and sealed a 2-0 win for Manchester City over Nottingham Forest in the English Premier League on Sunday (Apr 28). Haaland had missed the previous two games through injury and was only named as a substitute for City’s trip to the City Ground. But he was quickly back among the goals after a typically deadly finish just nine minutes after coming on. Victory saw second-place Man City close the gap on league leader Arsenal back to one point after its title rival beat Tottenham Hotspur 3-2 earlier in the day.
Erling Haaland marked his return with a goal as Manchester City kept up the pressure on leaders Arsenal with victory over Nottingham Forest.
The Norwegian striker missed two games through injury but came off the bench in the 62nd minute at the City Ground. He slotted into the left corner nine minutes later to wrap up the points and move City back to a point behind Premier League front-runners Arsenal, who won at Tottenham earlier on Sunday.
Man City went ahead 32 minutes in as Josko Gvardiol scored with a powerful near-post header from Kevin de Bruyne's inswinging corner.
That came while Forest's Neco Williams was off the pitch receiving treatment for an injury, which subsequently forced his substitution.
Pep Guardiola's City have a game in hand over Arsenal but may still need to win all of their games between now and the end of the season to secure a record fourth consecutive Premier League title.
This was a far from comfortable afternoon for the visitors as Forest disrupted their flow and created a number of good opportunities.
Based on this performance, it is hard to believe Nuno Espirito Santo's side are in a relegation fight, but they remain just one point above the drop zone.
After a tumultuous time off the pitch in which they have criticised refereeing standards, this was a determined display from Forest but they ultimately paid the price for missed chances.
