Manchester City goal machine Erling Haaland brought up a half-century of goals in English football as he helped fire his team to the top of the Premier League this weekend.
The Norwegian opened the scoring for Pep Guardiola’s treble-chasing Citizens with a third-minute penalty, before Julian Alvarez scored a stunning winner in a 2-1 victory at Fulham after Carlos Vinicius had tied up the score.
The 22-year-old became the first player in 92 years, after Aston Villa’s Tom 'Pongo' Waring, to reach 50 goals in all competitions for an English top-flight club.
Scoring goals at Craven Cottage! 🇦![CDATA[]]>🇷@aguerosergiokun 🤝 @julianalvarezzz pic.twitter.com/7oZ8YhUyQC
— Manchester City (@ManCity) April 30, 2023
Haaland’s goal brought him level with Alan Shearer and Andy Cole’s 34-goals record in a 42-game league season after just 30 appearances, while also batting 12 as City look forward to a Champions League semifinal against Real Madrid and three in the FA Cup ahead of a final against Manchester United.
50 🆙 for @ErlingHaaland! 💥 pic.twitter.com/NhSOaI5CeL
— Manchester City (@ManCity) April 30, 2023
Coach Guardiola says of his £51m signing: “Congratulations to Erling. The best goals to help us achieve what we want still is there.”
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