Haaland shines against Brentford, sets unprecedented milestone

"I've never felt better than I do now," striker Erling Haaland told Sky Sports after helping Man City beat Brentford to climb to 5th place in the Premier League table after 7 rounds.

In the 9th minute of the match at Brentford Community Stadium, Josko Gvardiol passed a long pass to Erling Haaland. The Norwegian striker showed his ability to run and "attack left and right" in the siege of two home team defenders, before unleashing a decisive shot to defeat goalkeeper Caoimhin Kelleher.

Haaland tỏa sáng trước Brentford, lập cột mốc chưa từng có - 1 — Erling Haaland celebrates after scoring the only goal to help Man City beat Brentford (Photo: Getty).

According to Opta , Erling Haaland has scored in 96% of the stadiums he has played in in the Premier League (22 out of 23), the highest rate in the history of the highest tournament in the foggy country.

This was the Norwegian's ninth goal in just seven Premier League games this season. He has scored 12 goals in all competitions for the Citizens this season and 18 for both club and country.

Currently, only Harry Kane has scored 1 more goals than Erling Haaland (19 goals). However, Haaland has only played 10 matches, while Kane has played 12 matches. Statistics show that the Man City striker has scored more goals than Benjamin Sesko, Viktor Gyokeres, Alexander Isak, Hugo Ekitike, Robert Lewandowski and Mohamed Salah combined.

Notably, the 25-year-old striker revealed that the reason he has been "scoring like a machine" this season is thanks to the motivation from becoming a father for the first time last year. Haaland and his girlfriend Isabel Haugseng Johansen welcomed their son in December 2024.

"To be in the best shape, I think first of all it's about preparation, being ready for the matches and I've said this many times. However you can be physically ready but you also need to be mentally ready.

Honestly, having a child, I think it made me a better person because I really don't care about anything anymore but my child.

When you're young, you think about this and that and maybe worry a little bit about things. But now when I'm home, I'm more relaxed so I think I need to praise my son," Erling Haaland expressed.

Coach Pep Guardiola is also very impressed with Erling Haaland's performance this season. The Spanish strategist said: "He is very important for us this season. We need more goals from other players but Haaland always plays a key role in scoring.

I still want the wingers to score more goals, in those situations they have to create more one-on-ones, they have to finish more."

The victory over Brentford also helped coach Pep Guardiola reach the milestone of 250 wins in the Premier League after only 349 matches in charge, 74 matches faster than the old record held by coach Arsene Wenger.

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