Erling Haaland broke two more records – one previously held by Lionel Messi – with his goals during Manchester City’s Premier League defeat of Leeds United on Wednesday.
The Manchester City goal machine was set up twice by Jack Grealish against Leeds, his place of birth, in a 3-1 win for the Premier League champions.
It took him to 26 in all competitions in his debut season in England but also saw him break a new Premier League record.
Haaland has struck 20 goals in 14 games, much quicker than the likes of Kevin Phillips, Fernando Torres, Alan Shearer, Ruud van Nistelrooy, Sergio Aguero, Thierry Henry, Diego Costa and Harry Kane.
Phillips was the previous holder having done it in 21 games, while it took Shearer a further eight to get to the milestone.
With the way he is going, it would not be a surprise to see Haaland completely obliterate the record for goals in a single season.
That record belongs to top goalscorer Shearer, who hit 34 goals as Blackburn Rovers won the league in the 1994/95 season.
Shearer did it in 42 games as opposed to 38 and the former England skipper has already expressed fear of Haaland potentially knocking him off his perch.
IHaaland’s 25th goal under Guardiola in 20 games makes him the fastest player to reach that tally. Messi set the previous record back in 2009, but he took 28 games to reach 25 goals.
🔊 NEW RECORD! 🔊@ErlingHaaland wins the race to 20 #PL goals in record time, just 14 matches! ⏱️ pic.twitter.com/WPQXkOaqZw
— Premier League (@premierleague) December 28, 2022
Haaland did spurn a few clear chances at Elland Road but he scored with either foot and continues to make the Premier League his playground.
In 2022, Haaland has found the net 45 times in 42 games overall and no doubt he will be looking to continue that form into 2023.
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