Erling Haaland broke through his temporary dry spell to net his 26th Premier League goal of the season on Wednesday night as Manchester City recorded a vital away victory over Arsenal which jettisoned the champions to the top of the table after a lengthy period trailing behind the Gunners.<\/p>\n
Post-match, Alan Shearer has no doubts young trail-blazer Erling Haaland will break his Premier League record for most goals in a single season following a ‘bonkers’ start to life at Manchester City. The former Borussia Dortmund star finally broke through a jinx to net his 26th top-flight strike of the season as Pep Guardiola’s side recorded a much-needed, decisive 3-1 away victory at Arsenal on Wednesday night.<\/p>\n
Shearer is the Premier League’s all-time leading goalscorer with 260 strikes during his time with Blackburn Rovers and Newcastle United. The record now looks to be under threat from Tottenham\u2019s Harry Kane, with the England skipper now having become only the third player to break the 200-goal mark.<\/p>\n
Shearer and former\u00a0Newcastle striker Andy Cole share the honor of having scored the most goals in a single Premier League campaign, with the pair both having netted 34 times in the 1993\/94 and 1994\/95 seasons, with Newcastle’s all-time leading goalscorer matching the feat during his time at Ewood Park.<\/p>\n
Haaland decisively netted City’s third in their crucial victory over title rivals Arsenal at the Emirates Stadium, having connected sublimely with Kevin De Bruyne’s pass before confidently dispatching the ball beyond Aaron Ramsdale.<\/p>\n
Shearer was in attendance on punditry duties in north London, and the former striker has already graciously accepted that the Cityzens\u2019 summer signing will no doubt break his single-season record.<\/p>\n
He told Amazon Prime Video Sport: “He\u2019ll do it. I was going to actually congratulate him tonight because it\u2019s only a matter of time before he gets it.<\/p>\n
“I\u2019d be the first to shake his hand, it\u2019s gonna go. I really enjoy his attitude, I love his desire and I love what he was saying about not sleeping at night when he doesn\u2019t score goals because that\u2019s what a goalscorer is.<\/p>\n
“I love everything about him and as I\u2019ve said beforehand, if you\u2019re building the perfect centre forward, he is it. I think he\u2019s almost perfect, and he\u2019s playing in a great team.”<\/p>\n
It was Haaland’s first Premier League goal for three matches, with the Norway international enduring a mini-drought by his own lofty standards. Shearer interviewed the 22-year-old ahead of kick-off, and was left hugely impressed by the City striker’s mentality.<\/p>\n
Shearer added: “26 in 22, by the way, that is bonkers. After speaking to him a couple of weeks ago he says he should have more, through his poor finishing and when other players might have crossed, but that\u2019s his mentality, that\u2019s his attitude.<\/p>\n
“You can see the relief, albeit it was only three games, but you can see the relief and what it means to him to score goals. That\u2019s what he lives for, that\u2019s his job, and it\u2019ll be a happy camp tonight.”<\/p>\n
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