Erling Haaland, the Manchester City striker, has had a remarkable debut season in England, proving himself to be a prolific goalscorer. The Norwegian has already set numerous records this season and could break another one this weekend if he features against Liverpool. Haaland has scored an impressive 42 goals across all competitions for City so far this season, and he could surpass the efforts of some of the greatest players to have ever played in the English top-flight. Manchester United legend Ruud van Nistelrooy and Liverpool star Mohamed Salah both hold the record for the most goals scored for a Premier League club in a single season across all competitions, with 44 goals each.
Haaland could equal this record by scoring twice against Liverpool, but a hat-trick would set a new record total. Given that he has already scored six hat-tricks this season, it is not out of the question that he could achieve this feat on Saturday. Haaland’s five goals against RB Leipzig in the Champions League saw him set the record for the most goals scored by a City player in a single season with 39. He also became the fastest player in the competition’s history to score 30 goals, doing so at the age of just 22.
City need to win against Liverpool to keep their title hopes alive, as they currently sit eight points behind leaders Arsenal. However, Haaland is not guaranteed to start against Liverpool due to a groin injury he picked up in their FA Cup quarter-final win against Burnley. Speaking in his press conference on Friday, Citizens boss Pep Guardiola said: “Erling is recovering. This afternoon we have the last training session so we’ll see how he feels and I think that’s all. We’ll see this afternoon. The last training is at 4pm and we’ll see how he feels.”
TalkSPORT will be providing exclusive live coverage of City’s clash against Liverpool at Saturday lunchtime. It promises to be a thrilling encounter, and football fans around the world will be eagerly anticipating whether Haaland can break yet another record in his debut season in England.