Haaland equals Ronaldo, about to overthrow Salah and Van Nistelrooy
With a hat-trick against Burnley in the FA Cup, Erling Haaland has scored his 42nd goal this season.
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| Haaland scored 8 goals in 2 matches. |
Haaland is the fourth player to score 42 goals in all competitions in a season for a Premier League club. Previously, Cristiano Ronaldo, Ruud van Nistelrooy and Mohamed Salah were the stars to reach that impressive figure.
The Man City star equaled Ronaldo's record of 42 goals in the 2007/08 season. Ahead of Haaland are Van Nistelrooy and Salah with 44 goals. The Norwegian international's new Premier League record is just a matter of time, as he has about 20 matches left to improve his record.
Haaland only needed 37 matches to reach the 42-goal mark (1.13 goals/match). The Man City star's "scoring" efficiency is much better than Ronaldo (0.85 goals/match), Van Nistelrooy (0.84 goals/match) and Salah (0.84 goals/match).
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| After 37 matches, Haaland's scoring performance is the best in the top 5 European leagues. Graphics: Thanh Phong |
If he maintains his current performance, Haaland can end the season with 60-65 goals.
This is the best season of Haaland's career. In Europe, he needs to score 62 goals to surpass Ronaldo's best performance. The record for most goals in a season is currently held by Lionel Messi (72 goals, season 2011/12).
The striker born in 2000 overcame criticism to shine. He scored 5 goals against Leipzig in the Champions League. With a hat-trick against Burnley, Haaland scored at least 3 goals in his 6th match this season.
Pep Guardiola believes that Haaland's ability to score goals is unquestionable. However, Pep stressed that the former Dortmund star must continue to practice to improve his ability to coordinate and connect with the surrounding satellites, thereby creating a greater influence in the Man City squad./.