City with Haaland is just too good - they seem unstoppable at this point. He's exactly the type of player they needed - a no-nonsense, high workrate quality forward option that will have a million of good passes to chase and convert.
He's got 3 hattricks in 8 games - I heard somewhere that the record for 3 hattricks before him was like 40+ games or something. He's not going to the WC so he'll be well rested - he looks set to break all the scoring records this year.
Haaland is like a Monster on the opponent's goal line. always in position and can hit the ball with any part of the foot. He was as big as a rugby player, agile as a gymnast, and terrifying to any goalkeeper who saw him gliding towards them. we can watch history unfold before us week after week.
I always thought that after the era of Messi and Cr7, nobody could come who could play at such a high level like them, but Haaland is currently proving the opposite and as you write, City needed a striker like him. Arsenal are currently in first place, but will they be able to maintain their performance like City? I think at Christmas Manchester City will have the 1st place at the latest.