“Ragnar Lorthbrok of football; Viking Haaland”- Fans hail Erling Haaland as he breaks 38-year-old Premier League record
The Norwegian broke the record with seven games in hand.
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Erling Haaland now holds the record for the most goals scored in a 38-game Premier League season. The Norwegian’s late goal in the 4-1 victory over Arsenal takes him to 33 in the league and extends his lead in the race for the Golden Boot. It also sees him surpass Liverpool’s Mohamed Salah’s 38-game record after the Egyptian hit 32 in the 2017/18 season.
Andrew Cole and Alan Shearer currently share the record across the entire Premier League era, scoring 34 in 1993/94 and 1994/95 respectively when the season comprised of 42 matches. With seven league games remaining, Haaland requires just two more goals to have the record outright. He is currently on a run of eight goals in his last eight league appearances.
The No.9’s form throughout his first campaign in England has been pivotal to the fortunes of Pep Guardiola’s side during the hunt for a fifth title in six seasons and third in a row. He began the season with 18 goals in his first 13 Premier League appearances, including hat-tricks against Crystal Palace, Nottingham Forest and Manchester United.
In total, Haaland has now scored a club record 49 times this season. That is the most of any player at a Premier League club across all competitions, beating the 44 scored by Ruud van Nistelrooy in 2002/03 and Salah in 2017/18. He’s also the leading scorer in this year’s UEFA Champions League having hit 11 goals in seven appearances.
Kevin de Bruyne and Erling Haaland will be key to Treble pursuit
Kevin de Bruyne and Erling Haaland provided the silk and steel as Manchester City’s seemingly unstoppable momentum consumed faltering Arsenal in their so-called Premier League title decider at Etihad Stadium. There may well be twists and turns ahead but few would bet against City claiming a fifth title in six seasons after they tore apart the league leaders, the one team who have made a contest of this campaign.
City‘s 4-1 victory was nowhere near a reflection of their superiority, Pep Guardiola’s side making a mockery of the pre-match billing that this could be a tight affair settled by the finest margins. The margins were vast in all areas and at the heart of it all was the deadly duo of De Bruyne and Haaland. Guardiola admitted there was a deliberate ploy in this game to use De Bruyne and Haaland to unlock Arsenal. It worked to quite a devastating effect.
He said: “We’ve always had an incredible attacking threat but the connection between Erling and Kevin is extraordinary. Here we tried to use it as much as possible. “Kevin is always pushing and feels he can do better but in this shape he moves behind Granit Xhaka or Thomas Partey and has more freedom. It’s so dangerous for opponents. The threat with Erling-Kevin, Kevin-Erling is so important. “I think Kevin is the master of the assist whether or not Erling is playing and Erling scores goals with or without Kevin but together they are so dangerous.”
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