Erling Haaland: Pep Guardiola Reveals the Incredible Premier League Record the Man City Striker Could Break

• Pep Guardiola believes Erling Haaland is on course to break the Premier League seasonal scoring record in his first season with Man City
• The record of 34 goals is currently jointly held by former Man United striker Andy Cole and Newcastle legend Alan Shearer
• Haaland needs just 12 matches to shatter it however, should he continue with his impressive goal-scoring streak
• The Norwegian has scored 17 Premier League goals in just 11 appearances, with his latest coming against Brighton where he scored a brace

Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola has backed Erling Haaland to break a stunning Premier League record this season.

Haaland has taken the English top flight by storm since his summer arrival from Borussia Dortmund.

The Norwegian youngster has been firing on all cylinders for Man City and has proved to be value for money.

The 22-year-old has already netted an impressive 22 goals across competitions of the Premier League champions.

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With 17 of those goals coming in the EPL, the former Dortmund hotshot has since laid an early claim on the prestigious Golden Boot award.

Haaland tipped to break record

Guardiola is backing his star man to shatter records going forward with his blistering goal scoring form.

The City boss contends Haaland can break the Premier League seasonal scoring record this campaign of 34 goals - a record currently held by Andy Cole and Alan Shearer.

"We don't have to be a genius. If he continues in this rhythm, with the average every game, he's going to break the record, definitely," Pep said as quoted by Goal. "But in football, maybe you score and in a few days stop to score. I don't know."

Haaland is currently averaging 1.65 goals per game this season, meaning he could break that record in just 12 matches, should he maintain the tempo.

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Sports Brief earlier reported on fans claiming Haaland was pocketed by Virgil Van Dijk last Sunday during the EPL clash at Anfield.

During the clash, Liverpool shut down Haaland's supply route - particularly from Kevin De Bruyne - a player with whom Haaland has formed a great relationship.

Jurgen Klopp's side devised an elaborate plan to nullify Man City, and they executed it perfectly.