"Jackson Was Incredible" - Erling Haaland Lauds Aston Villa Forward in Post-Mortem of Manchester City Loss
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7-second readManchester City number nine Erling Haaland was full of praise for fellow striker Nicolas Jackson after the latter scored the winning brace at Villa Park on Saturday.
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Haaland scored City's only goal at Villa Park on Saturday, heading in an equaliser in the 52nd minute from an Iliman Ndiaye cross after the break.
The 26-year-old has now scored nine goals in eight Premier League games this season, and he has also scored 13 goals in 10 games across all competitions for Manchester City.
Jackson scored both of Aston Villa's goals in their win over Enzo Maresca and co, the first early in the first-half after a loose touch from Marc Guehi and the second after the break when a shot slipped under Gianluigi Donnarumma.
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