Itās safe to say that Erling Haalandās first season in the Premier League has been nothing short of historic. Manchester City won their third consecutive Premier League title thanks in large part to his outstanding play; he scored 36 goals in league action.
He surpassed the mark of 34 goals scored by Andy Cole, established in 1994 with Newcastle, and equaled by Alan Shearer, with Blackburn in 1995. No player has ever been able to break Coleās record despite several tries throughout the years, including Mohamed Salahās outstanding 32 goals in the 2017-18 season.
Together, Haalandās staggering 52 goals in 51 total games also make him the only player in Premier League history to score 50 or more times in a single season. He has also helped out on eight goals for the Citizens.
What did Andy Cole say about Erling Haaland breaking his record?
After holding the record for so long, Andy Cole had a brutally honest answer to losing it. The former Manchester United striker was asked how it felt to have his record broken after 19 years, to which he said, āI couldnāt give a f***.
āIām being honest. I am not a*** in any way, shape or form about someone breaking goal-scoring records because records are set to be broken. Now, some people might be p***ed. But people say I must be disappointed. Why? Because someone has scored more goals than me?
āItās taken 20 years for someone to get that close. Am I going to rock myself to sleep and think, āOh God, someone has broken my record?ā No, Iāll take my hat off to him. Iāll salute him. Heās done it in a team that creates chance after chance. At some stage, your recordās going to be brokenā, he said in an interview with the Daily Mail.
