Bookmakers believe that Erling Haaland will become the top scorer thanks to his new records
Two rounds of the Champions League, the strongest club competition on the planet, are over. Manchester City started the group stage with confidence, winning twice. In each game, it was Erling Haaland who scored. The transfer of the 22-year-old striker was the most high-profile event of the summer. Let’s find out how well the Norwegian has adapted to his new team and what Manchester City’s prospects are in the current Champions League draw.
If you decide to bet on Champions League games and look at the odds for the top scorer, you will see that Erling Haaland is a favourite at all of the best online betting websites. And this once again confirms his value to Manchester City.
Three goals in each of the three successive home games: Haaland’s new record
To many, the transfer of Haaland seemed risky because of the huge sum involved (£250m) and the lack of guarantees that the striker would play well in the English Premier League. But the Norwegian has shown class and once again proved that he is regarded as one of the best forwards of a day for a reason.
The experts’ opinions and judgements voiced after the game with Liverpool now all seem hilarious, as everyone then was unanimous about the Haaland’s problems with adaptation. As it turned out, it was the worst match in the English career of the striker. After that, there was a reset and Haaland started to show exactly the football that had been expected of him by experts and fans.
Judge for yourself – in 8 matches the forward scored 14 goals and made 3 assists. This can look like threatening statistics since it shows how important Erling has become for the team. And he scored three more goals in two games of the Champions League. Haaland left the field without a goal only in the game against Bournemouth, but he made an assist there.
In the last match for Manchester City, Haaland scored another hat-trick. The footballer scores three goals in each of the three consecutive home games, which is a record in the English Premier League. Let’s examine whether this record is so significant, and look back at the other achievements of the Norwegian top striker.
Erling Haaland’s Records
His most recent achievement is three hat-tricks at home. Erling scored three goals in each of the games against Crystal Palace, Nottingham Forest and Manchester United. The victory against the other Manchester club was particularly impressive: Manchester City won 6-3, with not only Haaland, but also Phil Foden scoring three goals.
In his first five Premier League games, Erling scored nine goals surpassing the record of Sergio Agüero and Micky Quinn, who both managed to score eight goals in their time. Through his first eight games, Micky Quinn has managed to score 10 goals, while Haaland has already scored 14 in the same period. Not so long ago, Manchester City fans were certain that Agüero would remain the best striker in the club’s history. But the Norwegian’s debut has been even more impressive than that of the Argentine legend.
