Haaland

Alan Shearer, Andy Cole and Sergio Agüero will have their names replaced in the record books if Haaland keeps this up.

As for his fellow countrymen, Haaland has surpassed Steffen Iversen and Josh King, who both scored two hat-tricks in the Premier League, and matched Ole Gunnar Solskjær, who scored three in his 235 Premier League appearances. If Haaland keeps scoring hat-tricks at this frequency, he will break Agüero’s record of 12 in the Premier League – which he set over the course of a decade – by the end of April. [against Fulham on the opening weekend of the season](https://www.theguardian.com/football/2022/aug/06/fulham-liverpool-premier-league-match-report). Shearer scored five hat-tricks for Blackburn in the 1995-96 season, which remains a record for a single campaign. If Haaland continues at his current rate of 1.75 goals per game, he will rack up 66 goals this season, almost doubling the existing Premier League record of 34 that was set by Andy Cole in 1993-94 and matched by Shearer the following year. [Three goals against Manchester United on Sunday](https://www.theguardian.com/football/2022/oct/02/manchester-city-manchester-united-premier-league-match-report) means that Haaland has scored 14 in his first eight Premier League matches, which includes the unique achievement of consecutive hat-tricks in three home league games. [City’s first match of the season](https://www.theguardian.com/football/2022/aug/07/west-ham-manchester-city-premier-league-match-report) then scored a further seven times in his next four games, breaking the record – previously shared by Sergio Agüero and Micky Quinn – for the most goals scored in a player’s first five games in the competition. Haaland is more than halfway to that number already with 31 games to play this season – and he will take a four-week rest while many of his opponents are in Qatar for the World Cup. The Englishman scored three hat-tricks in the space of 10 matches between November 1994 and February 1995; Haaland has sliced that milestone in half. For individual hat-tricks in the last five years, only Agüero with six, and Raheem Sterling and Salah with four each, have scored more than Haaland. In fact, in the last five years, City have racked up more than the combined total of Liverpool, Manchester United, Chelsea and Arsenal, who have amassed 16 between them. You could say that Erling Haaland has hit the ground running.

Having missed out on signing England captain Harry Kane last summer, with Tottenham digging their heels in over his valuation, Pep Guardiola went after Haaland ...

We do not know if it will be like that, but I think he would like to test his abilities in the big leagues." [Premier League](https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/all-about/premier-league) by storm following his switch from Borussia Dortmund, with 14 goals coming in his first 10 appearances in all competitions. Well that was one subject his father and former City player, Alf-Inge, addressed while speaking on a documentary entitled 'Haaland - The Big Decision' which screened this month on Scandinavian streaming service Viaplay.

Jack Grealish has revealed what FC Copenhagn's goalkeeper said to him after Erling Haaland's masterclass in the Champions League on Wednesday.

“I’m loving it at the moment. Their goalkeeper said to me after one of his goals, he’s not human! I’ve never experienced anything like it in my life.

Pep Guardiola couldn't hide his amazement as he watched Erling Haaland's latest goal scoring exploits.The striker scored twice against FC Copenhagen a.

“This is the secret of this team, the work ethic. Guardiola explained: “He plays a lot of minutes, the game was under control and Cole Palmer is an excellent player and was looking forward to playing. It’s already an excellent result and better performance than we played in [a while]. Every team deserves to play. “I know people will say [it was only] Copenhagen but they defend really really really well. The other ones, when you need them, don’t work.

FC Copenhagen goalkeeper Kamil Grabara was Erling Haaland's latest victim when he took on the Norwegian on Tuesday night, with Manchester City winning 5-0 ...

"Their goalkeeper said something to me as I was walking back. - Man City. [Erling Haaland](https://www.marca.com/en/football/erling-haaland.html)'s latest victim when he took on the Norwegian on Tuesday night, with [Manchester City winning 5-0](https://www.marca.com/en/football/champions-league/cronica/2022/10/05/633df46722601dcc298b459d.html) and with the summer signing scoring the first two goals.

Will Man City striker Erling Haaland smash the all-time Premier League Golden Boot goal record of 32 goals in a 38-game season set by Mohamed Salah in 2018?

If rested in Copenhagen, he can focus on the Premier League for much of October. This does not feel like a hot streak, just the inevitable result of ice-cold finishing and a talent for the ages. The striker's current goal-rate sets him on course to finish the season on 108 goals in all competitions - if he were to maintain his strike-rate, game time and reach all finals. Domestically, we are already reaching beyond the Premier League for comparisons. but, the Norwegian is clearly set to break more records - and there is a growing sense he will rewrite the record scales entirely. There were no cheers but that was it - his second pass of the night. A coach who has built his success on a passing game now boasts the world's most formidable forward and yet he hardly passes the ball at all. Will Man City striker Erling Haaland smash the all-time Premier League Golden Boot goal record of 32 goals in a 38-game season set by Mohamed Salah in 2018? Play for free, entries by 3pm Saturday. Incredibly, this scoring phenomenon already had his second goal of the night by then. He hardly touches it at all. Haaland appears to be genuinely unstoppable when in full flow.

Erling Haaland has praised his teammates for their role in his incredible start to life at Manchester City.

"I thought it would be hard work but I also knew that the players have been playing together for many years. I was coming into a team that scored a 100 goals last year so for me it was about coming in to the team to do what I do best." You never know.

The midfielder told BT Sport how happy he currently is at Etihad Stadium - and gave his own insight into lethal team-mate Erling Haaland. "I'm loving it at the ...

"I'm playing with freedom and confidence and just going through one of those moments. "He's so humble, so great around the place and hopefully he can carry this on and fire us to glory." "I'm loving it at the moment," said Grealish.