{"id":24410,"date":"2025-11-04T15:42:12","date_gmt":"2025-11-04T15:42:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/24410\/"},"modified":"2025-11-04T15:42:12","modified_gmt":"2025-11-04T15:42:12","slug":"man-citys-erling-haaland-says-records-not-on-his-mind-amid-prolific-scoring-run","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/24410\/","title":{"rendered":"Man City\u2019s Erling Haaland says records not on his mind amid prolific scoring run"},"content":{"rendered":"

Even by his own high standards, the prolific Manchester City striker has made an outstanding start to the season.<\/p>\n

The Norway frontman has scored 26 goals in just 16 appearances for club and country.<\/p>\n

\"HaalandHaaland celebrates after scoring Manchester City\u2019s second goal against Bournemouth on Sunday (Martin Rickett\/PA)<\/p>\n

His double against Bournemouth on Sunday took his Premier League tally to 98 from 107 appearances, putting the 25-year-old in line to become the quickest to a century.<\/p>\n

Alan Shearer currently holds that distinction after reaching three figures in 124 games, while the former Blackburn and Newcastle forward\u2019s most-celebrated mark, the overall Premier League record of 260, could also be a target.<\/p>\n

Asked if he thought about records, Haaland said: \u201cNot to sound arrogant, but which one?\u201d<\/p>\n

When Shearer\u2019s 260 was referenced, he said: \u201cI don\u2019t really know any records, but this one I know, his Premier League record.<\/p>\n

\"AlanAlan Shearer holds the Premier League goalscoring record with 260 (Gareth Copley\/PA)<\/p>\n

\u201cBut again, I can\u2019t think about records I can break. That\u2019s the last thing I think of. I try to help the team win football games. That\u2019s my job and that\u2019s my main focus.<\/p>\n

\u201cTwo days ago we had a game, and that\u2019s history now. We need to focus on tomorrow, that\u2019s how my brain works.\u201d<\/p>\n

Haaland was speaking at a press conference to preview Wednesday\u2019s Champions League clash with his former club Borussia Dortmund at the Etihad Stadium.<\/p>\n

He was in bullish mood, greeting journalists with a loud \u201cGuten tag\u201d, as would befit someone brimming with confidence.<\/p>\n

Yet his down-to-earth persona has been very much in evidence in the first video offerings on his newly-launched YouTube channel, and he maintains he has not changed since he was a youngster.<\/p>\n

He said: \u201cFor me it\u2019s completely normal. I\u2019m a Norwegian guy and, for me, I should not think I am something just because I\u2019m scoring goals. It\u2019s as simple as that.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m just Erling, and this is something that will never change. I\u2019m still that kid from Bryne but with much more experience in life.\u201d<\/p>\n

Haaland\u2019s figures could potentially elevate him to the status of all-time greats such as Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo, but he dismisses the comparisons.<\/p>\n

\u201cNo-one can get close to them,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Haaland\u2019s form, however, has put Norway on the brink of World Cup qualification for the first time since 1998.<\/p>\n

He said: \u201cI\u2019ve been saying this for a long time. My goal is to take Norway to the World Cup and the Euros.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is my main goal in my career and now I have a good chance to do it.\u201d<\/p>\n

Haaland went on to underline his attention to detail by pointing out he has only been caught offside 18 times in the Premier League. He also revealed his recent \u2018robot\u2019 goal celebration was inspired by comments on his social media accounts.<\/p>\n

Unusually, City were not training the day before the Dortmund encounter.<\/p>\n

Manager Pep Guardiola said: \u201cIt was such a demanding game against Bournemouth, I prefer they stay at home.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Even by his own high standards, the prolific Manchester City striker has made an outstanding start to the…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":24411,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[11],"tags":[128,130,129],"class_list":["post-24410","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-reading","tag-reading-city","tag-reading-city-headlines","tag-reading-city-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24410","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=24410"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24410\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/24411"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=24410"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=24410"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=24410"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}