MANCHESTER (Reuters) - In the end it was all smiles and back slapping as Manchester City walked off with a 3-0 win over West Ham United in which Erling Haaland became the highest scorer in a Premier League season having notched his 35th goal.
The victory put City back on top of the Premier League table, one point above Arsenal who the previous night had thrown down the gauntlet by outclassing Chelsea.
Anxiety was in the air even after Nathan Ake opened the scoring in the 49th minute but it evaporated when Haaland made it 2-0 in the 70th minute with his 51st goal in all competitions in his devastating maiden season in England. "We tried different combinations down the left and down the right. People kept losing the ball and being anxious and we had to lose that anxiety.
City looked a little leggy at times during a ninth successive league win and they must now re-group for Saturday's home clash with Leeds United before the first leg of their Champions League semi-final against Real Madrid.
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