With a double against Man Utd in Man City’s 3-0 victory, striker Erling Haaland has 11 goals in 10 matches, equal to the entire Man Utd team combined in the Premier League this season. .
Not only did Erling Haaland score a double goal against Man Utd, he also assisted Phil Foden in scoring a 3-0 victory for Man City at their opponent’s home ground, Old Trafford.
The Norwegian striker would have increased the number of goals scored in this match if goalkeeper Andre Onana had not excelled in saving the home team with a number of brilliant saves right in front of Haaland’s boot.
However, Haaland has scored 11 goals in 10 Premier League matches in the 2023-24 season to maintain the lead in the top scorer race. It is worth mentioning that the 23-year-old striker’s number of goals is equal to the entire Man Utd team scored in the Premier League this season.
According to Opta statistics , Haaland has 20 away goals in just 23 Premier League matches. In the history of this tournament, no player has achieved the same number of goals as quickly as Haaland. Former player Kevin Phillips held the previous record with 20 goals in 28 matches.
Haaland also accumulated 5 goals and 3 assists in Manchester derbies, becoming one of the 5 players who contributed the most goals in the history of Manchester derbies in the Premier League.
The leader in the top 5 scoring goals in the Manchester derby is Ryan Giggs (13 goals, including goals and assists after 29 matches), followed by Eric Cantona (10 goals after 6 matches), Wayne Rooney (9 goals in 21 matches) and Sergio Aguero (8 goals in 13 matches). It is worth mentioning that Haaland only needed 3 matches to get 8 goals in the Manchester derby.
Also according to Opta statistics, on average every 64 minutes in the Premier League, the Norwegian striker scores or assists, a better rate than any other player (with at least 40 appearances). Behind Haaland are Thierry Henry, Sergio Aguero (both 86), Mohamed Salah (93) and Robin van Persie (102).
After a 3-0 victory over Man Utd, coach Pep Guardiola and his team rose to third place, with the same 24 points as Arsenal and 2 points behind Tottenham’s top spot in the Premier League rankings after 10 rounds.
