2023-05-04 09:20:27
And to think that he still potentially has five league games left to raise the bar even further. At 22 and for his first season in England, Erling Haaland became Wednesday evening the absolute record holder for the number of goals scored in a Premier League season with 35 achievements. And that historic moment came when they received West Ham, where Manchester City’s Norwegian scored second in victory for the Citizens, who were well on their way to retaining their league title.
A record celebrated by his partners and the Mancunian staff, who reserved a guard of honor for the colossus at the end of the meeting. “It was very painful because everyone gave me a good pat on the back, but it was nice and I was very happy,” said the person concerned at the microphone of Sky Sports. “It’s incredible, he’s a unique person,” welcomed his coach Pep Guardiola, joined in stride by former big names in the Premier League.
“I couldn’t have wished it to happen to a nicer guy than him”, commented on his Twitter account Alan Shearer, whose record of 34 goals co-held with Andy Cole was swept away by the former player of the Borussia Dortmund. “It’s the best,” he continued.
An unreachable absolute record
“35 goals. It’s crazy. Our thoughts are with Alan Shearer at this difficult time,” ex-England international Gary Lineker quipped on social media. “Wait until he adapts to Premier League football,” added the BBC presenter, always in a humorous vein.
The absolute record in the elite, all eras combined, belongs to Dixie Dean. This Everton player had found the net 60 times in 42 days in 1926-27, before being crowned champion. That season, in all competitions, Dean scored 63 goals. The Norwegian superstar has scored 51 goals since the start of the 2022-2023 financial year.
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