“I am so proud of everyone” – Erling Haaland reacts as his Man City side defeat Liverpool in EPL

According to a report by GOAL on Sunday October 11, 2026, Manchester City striker Erling Haaland has expressed his pride in his teammates and the club’s supporters following their impressive 3-0 victory over Liverpool in the Premier League on Sunday.

The Cityzens secured all three points at Anfield on October 11, 2026, delivering a convincing performance after a difficult opening period against their title rivals. The result extended Manchester City’s perfect start to the league campaign to six matches.

Haaland played a crucial role in the victory, opening the scoring in the second half before Jeremy Doku and Rayan Cherki added further goals to complete the rout.

The match remained goalless at half-time, with both sides struggling to find a breakthrough. However, the contest changed shortly after Liverpool midfielder Ryan Gravenberch received a second yellow card and was sent off.

Manchester City capitalised on their numerical advantage, with Haaland breaking the deadlock in the 65th minute. Doku doubled the visitors’ lead just three minutes later, while Cherki put the result beyond doubt with a third goal in the 78th minute.

Speaking after the final whistle, Haaland praised everyone associated with Manchester City and described the occasion as a memorable moment for the club.

“Every single person part of Man City and every single fan, this is a lovely moment which will stay with us for a long time when it comes to the feeling after the game and in the game,” Haaland told Sky Sports, as reported by transfer journalist Fabrizio Romano.

The Norwegian striker’s comments reflected the importance of the victory, particularly given the challenging circumstances surrounding the club in the build-up to the match.

Manchester City have faced renewed scrutiny following an independent commission’s findings concerning alleged breaches of Premier League financial regulations between 2009 and 2018. The club has maintained its innocence and appealed against the findings.

Haaland did not explicitly link his post-match comments to the financial controversy, but the timing of the victory made the result particularly significant for the club and its supporters.

Meanwhile, head coach Enzo Maresca admitted that his team had struggled during the first half but praised the improvement after the break.

The Italian explained that Manchester City needed to make tactical adjustments to become more effective, particularly when building attacks and dealing with Liverpool’s play.

“Very difficult circumstances, difficult environment. We struggled first half, we were on the ball but not so much off the ball. Second half, we made some adjustments, and we were much better,” Maresca said, as reported by the BBC.

He also acknowledged that playing away from home would continue to present challenges, insisting that his players needed to learn how to deal with the pressure and outside distractions.

“We need to learn how to deal with the noise because the noise will be with us at all of our away games – there will be noise. We need to deal with that and make our noise. Our noise is to win games,” he added.

The victory strengthened Manchester City’s position at the top of the Premier League table after six matches. Their perfect start has placed them firmly in the early title conversation as they look to maintain their momentum

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