Pep Guardiola called Erling Haaland incomparable for his age, after Manchester City (opens in a new tab) the striker continued his destructive start to Premier League life with a hat-trick in Sunday’s 6-3 win over Manchester United (opens in a new tab).
Haaland’s latest three-goal run saw him become the first player in Premier League history to score a hat-trick in three successive home games – and took his tally for the season to 17 in all competitions.
In a way, the Norwegian is currently on track to end the campaign with just 70 Premier League goals.
City host Copenhagen in the Champions League on Wednesday night, and their manager sang Haaland’s praises ahead of that game. Speaking to the media on Tuesday, Guardiola said (opens in a new tab):
“At his age, nobody can compete with him. The numbers speak for themselves and inside – in the locker room – and on the pitch we see things that are not in the statistics that make us happy. to have him here.”
Haaland has scored three times in the Champions League this season – including a bold winner against former club Borussia Dortmund (opens in a new tab) on City’s last group outing.
In 21 career Champions League appearances, the man you must think is an alien has scored 26 goals – at an uncanny average of one goal every 62 minutes.
26/21 – Erling Haaland has scored 26 goals in 21 Champions League appearances, scoring every 62 minutes on average:1st app – 3 goals2 – 13 – 24 – 15 – 16 – 07 – 28 – 09 – 110 – 1 11 – 212 – 213 – 214 – 215 – 016 – 017 – 118 – 019 – 220 – 221 – 1 Termination. pic.twitter.com/oo9uqxVKgcSeptember 14, 2022
