Erling Braut Haaland eclipsed the record for most goals scored in a 38-game Premier League season during Wednesday’s victory over Arsenal for Manchester City.
Erling Braut Haaland’s record-breaking Premier League debut season for defending champion Manchester City has rocked the football globe. During his team’s 4-1 victory over title rivals Arsenal, the Norwegian set a new record for the most goals scored in a 38-game English Premier League season. Fans cannot stop gushing about the striker and believe he will win the next Ballon d’Or.
In his inaugural season with Liverpool, Egyptian superstar Mohamed Salah scored a record 32 goals. In only 29 league appearances, Haaland tallied his 33rd goal on Wednesday night. In the Premier League Golden Boot race for the 2022–23 season, the Man City forward is miles clear of Harry Kane (24 goals).
Andrew Cole and Alan Shearer share the Premier League era record for most goals scored. In each of their 42-match campaigns from 1993–1994 and 1994–1995, they accumulated 34 points. However, Haaland could surpass that mark with seven games remaining. The 22-year-old capped off City’s victory by netting the game-winning goal in the final seconds.
Haaland merited the goal he scored against Arsenal at the Etihad Stadium after a phenomenal performance as a striker in the crucial Premier League title match. His back-to-back goal game drew criticism, but on Wednesday he executed a masterful link play.
The Norwegian dissuaded Arsenal’s Rob Holding before deftly controlling a lofted pass and setting up Kevin De Bruyne for the opening goal. The Belgian playmaker sped past the Arsenal defence and fired the ball past Aaron Ramsdale.
Haaland continued making threats. He narrowly missed Ramsdale’s goal, then struck the goalkeeper with a powerful shot. The former Borussia Dortmund striker and De Bruyne caused Arsenal problems with their 4-4-2 formation.
Haaland assumed the role of facilitator in the second half, assisting De Bruyne. The 31-year-old played the ball past Ramsdale and between Holding’s legs with a sidefoot. Holding had a terrible day in defence, despite his fantastic strike that made the score 3-1 before the late goal.
Haaland has tallied 49 goals in 41 games for Manchester City. This is the most goals scored by any Premier League player in all competitions. He has surpassed the 44 goals scored by Mohamed Salah and Ruud van Nistelrooy in 2017–18 and 2002–03, respectively. In addition, his seven assists demonstrate his ability to create. In the past month, he has made significant strides in his holdup and link play.
After netting the fourth goal for City against Arsenal, Haaland posted a photo of himself on Instagram with his tresses down. “HUNTING,” the striker wrote in the caption of his post. Fans flooded Haaland’s post with remarks about ‘Ballon d’Or loading.
One fan commented on Haaland’s post, “Best striker in the world,” while another said, “Haaland breaking the 38-game goal record in the final minute is the poetic ending that the scriptwriters are planning.”
“You are just outstanding!!! What a talent, like…are u even real?” A third admirer wrote, “Haaland is greater than Mbappe,” while a fourth noted, “Haaland is greater than Mbappe.”