Erling Haaland grew to become the quickest participant to achieve 20 Premier League goals after he bagged a brace in Man City’s 3-1 win at Leeds.
The Norwegian was truly in wasteful temper at Elland Road, scoring simply two of his 5 probabilities.
Still, he bought the goals want wanted to achieve the 20-goal mark in what was solely his 14th Premier League look.
Before Haaland, the fewest video games required to achieve the landmark was Kevin Phillips, who wanted simply 21 video games within the 1999/2000 season for Sunderland.
For context, Harry Kane wanted 40 video games to attain his twentieth Premier League purpose.
Fewest matches to attain 20 Premier League goals*
Erling Haaland – 14
Kevin Phillips – 21
Andrew Cole – 23
Ruud van Nistelrooy – 26
Diego Costa – 26
Tony Yeboah -26
Fernando Torres -27
Alan Shearer – 29
Sergio Aguero – 30
(*source – Opta)
After the sport, Man City boss Pep Guardiola paid tribute to Haaland, though he admitted he ought to have scored extra at Elland Road.
“We are delighted with how humble he is,” Guardiola told Amazon Prime after the game. “He scored a lot of goals but he could have scored more. He help us a lot.
“He’s an distinctive man together with his work ethic and professionalism. It’s an important risk to our opponents, having him there.”