Erling Haaland netted twice to continue his sensational goalscoring streak and help move Manchester City top of the Premier League with victory over Everton.

Haaland scored a hat-trick for Norway during the recent international break and his second-half double against the Toffees at Etihad Stadium took his tally to a remarkable 23 goals in only 13 games for club and country this season.

The 25-year-old had been kept quiet in the first half but came alive with his first opportunity of the contest, powerfully heading in from Nico O'Reilly's cross.

Five minutes later he converted again, sweeping home from Savinho's cutback, which took a slight deflection off Everton defender James Tarkowski.

Up until that point, it was David Moyes' side who had been carving out the better opportunities, but the inability to take their chances proved costly.

The visitors were on a high following their last-gasp victory over Crystal Palace before the international break, and had Iliman Ndiaye causing all sorts of problems for the City backline.

The Senegal international, who scored here last season, intercepted Nathan Ake's poor pass but his low cross towards the back post could not be converted by Beto, while a weaving run and thunderous shot was brilliantly tipped over by Gianluigi Donnarumma.

At the other end, Everton's Jake O'Brien was fortunate not to score an own goal when he inadvertently directed a header against his own crossbar.

City had created half-chances in the first half, with Savinho scuffing straight at Jordan Pickford from close range and seeing another effort batted away by the England international, before Haaland stole the show once again.

This was another game when the prolific Haaland managed to find the net. He has played 13 games this season and failed to score in only one.

The former Borussia Dortmund striker seems to be on a one-man mission to try and right City's wrongs from last season when they ended the campaign without a trophy.

City did not have it all their own way on Saturday and were fortunate not to go behind in the first half, but they have the ability to call upon one of the most dangerous strikers in the world.

Haaland could have completed his third hat-trick of the campaign late on but was twice denied by Pickford when through on goal.

Full-backs O'Reilly and Matheus Nunes were getting forward and both drilled wide, but the home side did not click into gear until the second half.

City have ticked along quietly but are now looking a threatening prospect to the rest of the league, stretching their unbeaten run to eight games in all competitions and going top on goal difference before Arsenal face Fulham later on Saturday.

City manager Pep Guardiola will also be thrilled to see his squad depth being strengthened by the return of key players from injuries, with Omar Marmoush, Rayan Cherki and Mateo Kovacic returning to action in the second half following lay-offs.

Moyes has the magical Ndiaye at his disposal, but the forward cannot do it all on his own and it could have been a different story had Beto done better with his chances.

He was inches away from converting one and he should have scored when slipped through by Ndiaye, although the flag did go up for offside.

Instead, Moyes maintained the unwanted record of never beating a side that finished in the top three of the Premier League the previous season, a statistic that now extends to 37 games.

Everton's own miserable record against City also continued, now having failed to beat their opponents in their 17 league meetings since a 4-0 thrashing during Guardiola's first season in charge.

Manchester City: Guardiola's side head to Villarreal in the Champions League on Tuesday at 20:00 BST.

Everton: Moyes' men host Tottenham in the Premier League on 26 October at 16:30 GMT.