Jump to contentAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleHaaland opened the scoring against Coventry (Reuters)Erling Haaland scored Manchester City’s opening goal in their match against Coventry City on Saturday afternoon.Haaland’s strike was the 300th club goal of his career, as he reached the major milestone in front of City’s fans at the Etihad Stadium.His goal came shortly before the half hour mark and broke the deadlock after newly promoted Coventry had frustrated City in the early stages.City had been forced into a late change to their starting line-up after Nico O’Reilly pulled up with a back injury in the warm-up.He was replaced by City’s record signing Enzo Fernandez, who had initially been due to start the game on the bench.In fullMan City v Coventry LIVE: Erling Haaland breaks deadlock in Premier League after surviving early scaresMore bulletinsThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in

Manchester City and Crystal Palace were the only winners as five games were drawn.

Norway striker Erling Haaland scores his third goal of the season as Manchester City beats Coventry 1-0 to stay top of the Premier League