Phil Foden Scores 1,000th Goal of Guardiola’s Reign As Manchester City Boss

• Manchester City put up a dominant second half to beat West Ham 3-0 at the Etihad Stadium
• Nathan Ake, Erling Haaland and Phil Foden got on the scoresheet on a record night for the Citizens
• Foden's goal was the 1,000th of Pep Guardiola's reign as City boss in 404 games

Manchester City beat West Ham 3-0 on a night filled with individual and team records for the returning league leaders.

Pep Guardiola's men came into the game needing a win to return to the summit of the table after Arsenal regained the top spot on Tuesday with a 3-1 win over rivals Chelsea.

A goalless first half indicated West Ham might have something cooking, but Nathan Ake's goal within five minutes of the second half dispelled any thoughts of that.

Erling Haaland added a second, his 35th league goal of the season, a record according to Sky Sports before Phil Foden scored the third five minutes later to help the club hit another milestone under the Spanish boss.

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The academy product sent a fine volley into the back of the net after Riyad Mahrez's corner kick had been cleared out of the box by West Ham defenders.

According to Sun UK, it was the 1,000th goal of the Pep Guardiola era and no better candidate to score it than the academy graduate Pep has taken under his wings since his arrival.

According to Opta Stats, it is the most of any side in Europe's big-five leagues since he joined in 2016, and over 200 more than any other Premier League side in this time (Liverpool 797).

Haaland given guard of honour

Sports Brief reported that Erling Haaland was given a guard of honour after scoring his 35th goal of the season, a record for a Premier League player in his debut season.

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He previously surpassed Mohamed Salah's tally of 32 goals in a 38-game season set in the 2017/18 season.

Premier League legends Andrew Cole and Alan Shearer scored 34 during the 42-game era in the 1990s. The Norwegian now holds the crown and could extend it with four games to go.