Haaland not considering Dixie Dean file after eclipsing Shearer and Cole
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rling Haaland insists he’s totally centered on Manchester City’s treble quest and never his rising record of particular person scoring accolades as Dixie Dean’s legendary milestone now strikes into view.
The Norwegian striker took his total tally for his first season in English soccer to 51 with an outstanding chip in Wednesday’s comfortable 3-0 win over West Ham – City’s ninth straight top-flight win that noticed them shortly substitute title rivals Arsenal on the summit.
More importantly, it was Haaland’s thirty fifth Premier League objective in simply 31 appearances – setting a brand new single-season scoring file for the division, eclipsing the earlier mark jointly-held by top-flight legends Alan Shearer and Andy Cole.
Such an unimaginable achievement got here only a matter of days after the 22-year-old had turn out to be the primary top-flight participant to succeed in a half-century of objectives in a single season since Tom ‘Pongo’ Waring did it for Aston Villa again in 1930-31.
But a “happy and proud” Haaland insists he’s not interested by all these tumbling information as he tries to ship City a hat-trick of trophies within the Premier League, Champions League and FA Cup.
Records tumble: Erling Haaland has eclipsed Alan Shearer and Andy Cole together with his goalscoring
/ Manchester City FC by way of Getty ImagesAsked about probably matching or surpassing Everton icon Dean’s file of 63 objectives in a single season in 1927-28, Haaland informed Sky Sports: “No, I don’t think of this now. I will sleep on this game and wake up tomorrow and I think of trying to get three points here against Leeds.
“It is not going to be simple with a brand new supervisor [Sam Allardyce] and all the things, however we can’t hold interested by these information. My head would turn out to be loopy, I’d turn out to be loopy in my head so I do not consider this.
“I will go home now and play some video games, eat something and then sleep. That’s what I’ll do and tomorrow we have to start thinking about Leeds. That’s my life.”
Haaland clinched his newest file after West Ham had conceded possession all too simply to Bernardo Silva, with Jack Grealish then taking part in an ideal go for his striker to gather and coolly loft over the on-rushing Lukasz Fabianski.
The former Borussia Dortmund and Red Bull Salzburg marksman was additionally handled to a guard of honour by his City team-mates after the full-time whistle, an expertise he described as joyous however painful.
“You see what my first thought is, to run towards the goal,” Haaland added of his strike.
“Me and Jack spoke about it before the game. He wanted to give me the assist for the record-breaking goal and I knew I would get the ball there. I saw the keeper coming and it was a perfect ball from Jack.
“It was a pleasant feeling, as each single objective I rating and particularly to win the sport can be actually vital. It was actually painful this guard of honour. Everyone hit me within the again, nevertheless it was a pleasant factor and I’m actually completely happy.
“As I said, everyone knows it is possible (the treble) but we cannot think of FA Cup final against Manchester United now. We play against Leeds in three days and if you do this, you are not good in your head.
“So, you must consider the subsequent recreation and focus as a result of each single recreation, the final 9 video games are all finals.”