Much has been made of Arsenal being overly reliant on goals from set pieces this season, but Manchester City are even more reliant on Erling Haaland.

The Norway international has been in fantastic form this season, scoring 15 goals in his first 12 games in all competitions.

In the Premier League, he has 11 in 9 games, and stats show that’s 65% of Man City’s total goals scored.

See below as Squawka claim Haaland’s goals account for almost two thirds of the goals scored by Pep Guardiola’s side in the league so far this season, which is impressive, but perhaps far from ideal if he ever has an occasional bad game, as we saw with City’s defeat away to Aston Villa last weekend…

Erling Haaland has scored 65% of Man City’s Premier League goals this season.

Pep Guardiola's system has made him more central than ever and the numbers show why. ?

— Squawka (@Squawka) October 31, 2025

By contrast, Arsenal have scored 56% of their goals from set pieces, according to WhoScored, so even if it’s clearly something they’re relying on a lot, it’s not quite the same as City’s reliance on Haaland.

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