Erling Haaland once again played a key role for Manchester City, with the Norwegian superstar striker scoring twice against Everton to give his team a 2-0 win in the Premier League.
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There’s no denying that Haaland is destined for greatness, something his rivals like Liverpool legend Jamie Carragher know. “I think we’re looking at the best goalscorer in the history of English football,” Carragher boldly said on Sky Sports last weekend.
Considering Erling’s form this season, it’s hard to argue against him. The Manchester City superstar has had a huge 2025/26 season, scoring 11 goals in eight Premier League games and 23 goals in 13 games across all competitions for club and country.
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Haaland’s numbers are staggering, the kind of dominance once held by Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi during Spain’s heyday. Since bursting onto the scene as a teenager with Molde, Haaland’s career has been a masterclass in terms of scoring goals.
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He scored 12 goals in 25 games in Norway before signing with Red Bull Salzburg, where he scored 16 goals in 14 games and quickly topped the Austrian league. He then moved to Borussia Dortmund, where he scored 49 goals in 52 Bundesliga appearances and declared himself one of the most dangerous forwards in the world.
When Manchester City won the race to sign him, it was clear they were getting something special – and he more than delivered on that promise. Despite many calling the 2024/25 season an ‘off-season’, Haaland’s goal tally remains unprecedented. He set a Premier League single-season record with 36 goals in his debut season, and scored 27 and 22 goals in the following two years.
Erling may soon be more than an icon
Haaland is currently four goals away from reaching 100 Premier League goals and could soon surpass Alan Shearer’s record as the fastest player to reach that milestone if he achieves the goal within the next 20 games.
His minutes-per-goal ratio is the best in league history by a wide margin. If he maintains this pace and plays more than 2,600 minutes per typical season, projections suggest he could surpass Shearer’s all-time record of 260 goals within six more seasons, well before his current contract ends in 2034.
So Haaland not only has a chance to break Shearer’s record; He might erase it. When it comes to pure finishing instinct, Erling is already in a class of his own. His efficiency in the box, ability to find half-chances and ruthless composure in front of goal inspires comparisons with some of the Premier League’s biggest penalty box predators, from Michael Owen and Andrew Cole to Ruud van Nistelrooy, Jamie Vardy and Sergio Aguero.
Like Van Nistelrooy, Haaland’s game develops through anticipation and positioning. Like Vardy, he uses his raw speed and aggression to terrorize defenders. And like Aguero, he combines minimal backlift with maximum power. However, Haaland’s conversion rate and scoring consistency have already surpassed them all.
