Manchester Metropolis star Erling Haaland has already bagged a brace within the first half of the FA Cup quarter-final showdown towards Burnley. Gary Lineker reacted to the Norwegian attacker’s insane goalscoring type this season.
Haaland has now scored 41 targets thus far this season. Contemplating it is solely March, and the season was paused for a month as a result of 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar, Haaland’s feat is kind of extraordinary.
Lineker hailed the striker for his achievement as he wrote on Twitter:
“fortieth aim of the season for @ErlingHaaland. 40 targets in mid March. Nuts.”
Erling Haaland joined Manchester Metropolis from Borussia Dortmund in the summertime. He has taken solely 37 matches to attain 41 targets since his arrival.
Haaland can be the Premier League’s prime scorer with 28 targets to his identify and will simply shatter the league’s all-time scoring document in a single season. Mohamed Salah at the moment holds the document with 32 targets within the 2017-18 season.
The Norwegian not too long ago scored 5 targets towards RB Leipzig throughout Metropolis’s UEFA Champions League spherical of 16 second leg conflict. He grew to become solely the third participant within the historical past of the competitors (alongside Lionel Messi and Luiz Adriano) to attain 5 in a single match.
Lothar Matthaus made a surprising declare involving Manchester Metropolis attacker Erling Haaland
Bayern Munich are set to face Manchester Metropolis within the UEFA Champions League Spherical of 16. The prospect of dealing with Erling Haaland and Co. is a scary one for any workforce on this planet.
The 1990 World Cup winner Lothar Matthaus, nonetheless, did not give an excessive amount of significance to Haaland’s worry issue. He informed Sky Germany (through Every day Mail):
“Haaland performed towards Bayern extra usually and scored much less. You do not must be afraid of him.”
Haaland was once a direct rival of the Bavarians throughout his time within the Bundesliga with Borussia Dortmund. He has scored 5 targets and supplied one help in seven matches towards Bayern for Dortmund.
Bayern are coming off a 3-0 combination win over Paris Saint-Germain within the Spherical of 16. Julian Nagelsmann’s workforce did not concede a single aim in 180 minutes towards the likes of Lionel Messi and Kylian Mbappe. Therefore, it is comprehensible why Matthaus is assured in Bayern’s means.