The footballing world is on the edge of its seat as Erling Haaland, the unstoppable Manchester City striker, closes in on breaking one of Cristiano Ronaldo's most impressive records. With his blistering start to the 2024/25 season, Haaland is poised to become the fastest player ever to score 100 goals for a single club, surpassing even the legendary CR7.
Haaland's double against Brentford on Saturday took his tally to an astonishing 99 goals in just 103 appearances for Manchester City since joining in 2022. The Norwegian phenomenon is now on the brink of rewriting the history books, needing only one more goal to eclipse Ronaldo's record of 100 goals for Real Madrid in a mere 105 games.
If Haaland finds the back of the net in Manchester City's Champions League opener against Inter Milan on Wednesday, he will become the new record holder at the tender age of 24. Even if he fails to score in that match, he will have another chance to tie Ronaldo's record in his 105th appearance for City against Arsenal on September 22.
"Erling in the space is so difficult to control," marveled City manager Pep Guardiola after Haaland's latest goal-scoring exploits. "It was a tough week for him, but he is doing what he has been doing for many years perfectly."
Haaland's blistering start to the season has already seen him rewrite the Premier League record books. He became the first player ever to score nine goals in the first four matches of a campaign, surpassing the previous mark of eight set by Wayne Rooney for Manchester United in 2011/12.
As the world watches with bated breath, Erling Haaland stands poised to etch his name into the history books once again. If he continues his current trajectory, there may be no limit to the records the young Norwegian can shatter in the years to come.