Erling Haaland scripted more history with his brace against Burnley on Saturday as he beat former Manchester United star Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's record. The Norwegian goal machine starred with two goals and an assist as City thrashed Burnley 5-1 at home. The brace took Haaland's tally to nine goals this season in seven matches across all competitions.
Haaland sets new record at Man City
The brace against Burnley took Haaland's total goals tally for Manchester City to 133 in 153 appearances across all competitions, which helped him move up to the ninth position in the club's all-time highest goal scorers. He has now overtaken Billy Gillespie and Fred Tilson in the list.
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Haaland also took his Premier League goals tally to 92 in 103 matches as he went past United legend Solskjaer to become the highest scoring Norwegian in the history of the English top-flight. The former United striker and manager had scored 91 league goals in 236 appearances.
Second-highest scorer at Etihad Stadium
Haaland has now scored 52 Premier League goals in 51 appearances at City's home Etihad Stadium, as he surpassed Raheem Sterling's total of 51 goals, which the winger achieved in 109 games. Only Sergio Aguero now has more league goals at home than Haaland, as the Argentine's figure stands at 106 in 142 matches.
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The Norway international has made a bright start for Manchester City in the 2025-26 campaign and the Cityzens star is backed to break the goalscoring records of Cristiano Ronaldo and Alan Shearer, if he manages to remain fit in his career.