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'This fella has a bright future' – Twitter reacts as Haaland breaks Premier League goals record
It had felt inevitable for some time, but Erling Haaland’s record-breaking 35th Premier League goal of the season in Manchester City’s 3-0 win over West Ham was no less momentous.
The terrifyingly clinical Norwegian drew level with Andy Cole and Alan Shearer’s previous record of 34 goals in a Premier League campaign during Sunday’s 2-1 victory at Fulham – but second-half strike against the Hammers on Wednesday night saw him make yet more history in a Man City shirt.
Haaland has now found the net 51 times in all competitions this term, the most by an English top-flight player since Pongo Waring of Aston Villa way back in 1930/31.
And, with Man City having at least eight games still to play in 2022/23, it’s not beyond the realms of possibility that Haaland could do the unthinkable and break Everton Dixie Dean’s all-time record of 65 goals in a season – which has stood for 95 years.
As the Premier League’s runaway Golden Boot leader scored his magic 35th goal in the competition, Twitter seemed somewhat lost for words – but there was still plenty of typically humorous reaction to this latest milestone doing the rounds.
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This Haaland fella has a bright future ahead of him pic.twitter.com/xRrLtyAUYC
— FootballJOE (@FootballJOE) May 3, 2023
Haaland has one goal for every 21 touches he's had in the PL
— Duncan Alexander (@oilysailor) May 3, 2023
Haaland really chipped the keeper for his record-breaking goal 😮
Robot things 🤖🔥 pic.twitter.com/qiSvVxG985— Prophet Chibanda (@prophetchibanda) May 3, 2023
When Messi and Ronaldo were scoring 35+ League goals and the narrative was
“La LaLiga is a poor league”
“La Liga defenders are poor”
“That will never happen in England”
What is the narrative now that Haaland has 35 goals , with 5 games left in the best league in the world ? pic.twitter.com/QD7STT9VII— Leonard Onochie (@leonardnoch) May 3, 2023
Guard of honour for Erling Haaland I'm crying 😭😭 pic.twitter.com/5C5ZBfIRR1
— 17_9 (@SaymSZN) May 3, 2023
Erling Haaland transformando a PL numa Farmers League:pic.twitter.com/39MwQWVNK0
— Manchester City Brasil | Fan Account (@_ManCityBR) May 3, 2023
HAALAND IS A ROBOT 🤖
35 goals in his first premier league season and new record!!!
People really said Premier League would be difficult for him 😂😂 pic.twitter.com/M31R7dZtKA— Mattia (@Mattia_FCB) May 3, 2023