Erling Haaland has scored twice as Manchester City beat Tottenham 2-0 and moved to within one win of a record fourth-straight Premier League title.

The three-time defending champions will go into the final round of games on Sunday with a two-point lead on second-placed Arsenal.

City host West Ham United, while Arsenal is at home against Everton.

Haaland fired Pep Guardiola’s team ahead on Wednesday (AEST) from close range in the 51st minute at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium when he converted Kevin De Bruyne’s cross from close range.

He struck his second from the penalty spot in the first minute of added time after Pedro Porro had brought down Jeremy Doku.

City’s win also meant Aston Villa secured fourth place and qualification for the Champions League ahead of Ange Postecoglou’s Tottenham in fifth.

Manchester City midfielder Rodri told Sky Sports straight after the game that his team was determined to become the first team to win four Premier League titles in a row by sealing the deal on the weekend against West Ham.

“It’s unbelievable, giving us the chance to fight one more time in the last game,” he said.

“It wasn’t our best performance but we came here to win and that’s what we do. This is football. We have the best striker in the world. The team needed two goals.

“Today was incredible, the character. Stefan Ortega was simply incredible and we have the best goalkeeper in the world. Ortega made three great saves.

“We know it’s not done yet. With our crowd, we can do it and make history.”

For Ange Postecoglou, the missed chances that Spurs coughed up proved costly.

“It was a tight game and in the big moments we weren’t able to capitalise and they were,” he told Sky Sports.

“I thought we were in the game the whole time, even at 1-0 we had a great chance to go level.

“In the second half we were chasing the game so they got a little more space but I thought we were well in it up until that point [when Haaland scored his second].

“We had the opportunities and we had to punish them. We still have some work to do. We need to do some work to catch up.”

with AAP