Manchester City top scorers against the Big Six: Haaland pulls level with Guardiola’s possible successor

Erling Haaland has drawn level with Vincent Kompany for Premier League goals against the Big Six, with Kevin de Bruyne closing the chasm to Sergio Aguero.

The podium positions are pretty obvious but there is room for legends such as Jesus Navas and Martin Demichelis, as well as the rogue inclusion of some fella called Frank Lampard. They are among this list of every player to have scored for Manchester City in Premier League matches against Arsenal, Chelsea, Liverpool, Manchester United and Tottenham since the start of the 2010/11 season – the first in which they comprised the top six.

We have even broken it down into goals against each opponent before confirming the overall totals. These numbers are accurate as of the last Manchester City game versus a Big Six side (4-1 v Arsenal on April 26, 2023).

v Arsenal
Sergio Aguero, Kevin De Bruyne (8)

Raheem Sterling (6)

David Silva (4)

Leroy Sane (3)

Fernandinho, Erling Haaland, Gabriel Jesus, Bernardo Silva, Rodri, Ferran Torres, Yaya Toure (2)

Martin Demichelis, Edin Dzeko, Phil Foden, Jack Grealish, Ilkay Gundogan, Joleon Lescott, Riyad Mahrez, James Milner, Alvaro Negredo, John Stones (1)

v Chelsea
Sergio Aguero (10)

Kevin De Bruyne (5)

Raheem Sterling (3)

Ilkay Gundogan, Carlos Tevez (2)

Mario Balotelli, Fernandinho, Phil Foden, Gabriel Jesus, Vincent Kompany, Frank Lampard, Riyad Mahrez, Samir Nasri, Bernardo Silva, David Silva, Yaya Toure (1)

v Liverpool
Sergio Aguero (6)

Kevin De Bruyne, Ilkay Gundogan, Gabriel Jesus, Leroy Sane (4)

Phil Foden, Carlos Tevez (3)

Edin Dzeko, Stevan Jovetic, Vincent Kompany, Bernardo Silva, Raheem Sterling, Yaya Toure (2)

Julian Alvarez, Gareth Barry, Jack Grealish, James Milner, Alvaro Negredo, David Silva (1)

v Manchester United
Sergio Aguero (8)

Kevin De Bruyne, Edin Dzeko, David Silva (4)

Phil Foden, Ilkay Gundogan, Erling Haaland, Yaya Toure (3)

Mario Balotelli, Vincent Kompany, Riyad Mahrez, Nicolas Otamendi, Bernardo Silva, Raheem Sterling (2)

Jack Grealish, Kelechi Iheanacho, James Milner, Sami Nasri, Leroy Sane, Pablo Zabaleta (1)

v Tottenham
Sergio Aguero (11)

Edin Dzeko (6)

Ilkay Gundogan (4)

Riyad Mahrez (3)

Kevin De Bruyne, Jesus Navas, Raheem Sterling (2)

Julian Alvarez, Mario Balotelli, Phil Foden, Erling Haaland, Kelechi Iheanacho, Gabriel Jesus, Stevan Jovetic, Vincent Kompany, Joleon Lescott, Alvaro Negredo, Rodri, Leroy Sane, Yaya Toure (1)

Total (current players in italics)
Sergio Aguero (43)

Kevin De Bruyne (23)

Raheem Sterling (15)

Ilkay Gundogan (14)

Edin Dzeko (13)

David Silva (10)

Phil Foden, Leroy Sane, Yaya Toure (9)

Gabriel Jesus (8)

Riyad Mahrez, Bernardo Silva (7)

Vincent Kompany, Erling Haaland (6)

Carlos Tevez (5)

Mario Balotelli, Samir Nasri (4)

Fernandinho, Jack Grealish, Stevan Jovetic, James Milner, Alvaro Negredo, Rodri (3)

Julian Alvarez, Kelechi Iheanacho, Joleon Lescott, Jesus Navas, Nicolas Otamendi, Ferran Torres (2)

Gareth Barry, Martin Demichelis, Frank Lampard, John Stones, Pablo Zabaleta (1)