Man City’s Erling Haaland sets new record for goals scored by Premier League player in single season
Erling Haaland continued to break records in his debut campaign at Manchester City with his goal in the 3-0 win over Bayern Munich in the Champions League on Tuesday.
The 22-year-old scored his 45th goal of the season in all competitions which broke the scoring record by a Premier League player in a single season.
The landmark comes days after Haaland became the third player to reach 30 Premier League goals in a debut season with a brace in City’s 4-1 victory at Southampton on Saturday.
The Norway international surpassed the 44-goal Premier League tally set by former Manchester United striker Ruud van Nistelrooy and Liverpool forward Mohamed Salah.
Haaland will now have his sights set on Clive Allen’s English top-flight goal record of 49 goals in all competitions.
The City striker is also only two goals behind Salah’s record in a 38-game league season of 32 goals. He could also surpass Andrew Cole and Alan Shearer’s record of scoring 34 goals in a single league season.
Pep Guardiola’s side face relegation-threatened Leicester City on Saturday before a trip to Germany for their Champions League quarterfinal second-leg tie at Bayern.
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