{"id":298134,"date":"2023-11-25T14:25:20","date_gmt":"2023-11-25T14:25:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tellmysport.com\/?p=298134"},"modified":"2023-11-25T14:25:20","modified_gmt":"2023-11-25T14:25:20","slug":"erling-haaland-smashes-record-to-become-fastest-player-to-hit-50-goals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tellmysport.com\/soccer\/erling-haaland-smashes-record-to-become-fastest-player-to-hit-50-goals\/","title":{"rendered":"Erling Haaland smashes record to become fastest player to hit 50 goals"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Erling Haaland smashes Andy Cole&#8217;s record to become fastest Premier League player to hit 50 goals in just 48 appearances after slotting opener against Liverpool<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Erling Haaland scored the opener for Manchester City with a cooly taken finish<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>The Norwegian has broken Andy Cole&#8217;s record as the fastest player to 50 goals<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>City-Liverpool is tough to referee&#8230; but our campaign is up and running &#8211; IAKO\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Erling Haaland has smashed Andy Cole&#8217;s record by 17 games as he becomes the fastest player to hit fifty Premier League goals.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The Norwegian sensation&#8217;s well-taken opener against Liverpool brings up his fiftieth goal in the league since joining Manchester City for \u00a351m in 2022.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>He has done it in just 48 appearances in the league, breaking Manchester United\u00a0striker Andy Cole&#8217;s longstanding record of 65.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The 23-year-old now tops a star-studded list of strikers, with Alan Shearer (66), Ruud van Nistelrooy (68), Fernando Torres and Mohammed Salah (72) the closest competition.<\/p>\n<p>Haaland also broke records during the last campaign for the most goals in a 38-game season, netting an incredible 36 times by the end of the league campaign.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/25\/13\/78225531-0-image-a-6_1700917711360.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Erling Haaland found a gap between Liverpool&#8217;s centre backs to fire Manchester City into the lead<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/25\/13\/78225529-0-image-a-7_1700917713128.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>He has broken Andy Cole&#8217;s longstanding record as the fastest player to hit fifty Premier League goals<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/25\/13\/78225575-12790159-image-a-18_1700917920209.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Manchester United striker Andy Cole held the original record scoring 50 goals in 65 appearances<\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n<p>He was an integral part of the Cityzens Treble winning campaign, and also chipped in with 12 Champions League goals in 11 appearances.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Haaland opened the scoring for Pep Guardiola&#8217;s side in their crunch match with Liverpool at the Etihad.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Nathan Ake brilliantly set up the goal, beating two defenders with ease before finding Haaland on the edge of the area.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The big striker took a touch to settle himself, another to get it out of his feet and then finished brilliantly passed Alisson with the third.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>He has broken Cole&#8217;s record, however Haaland&#8217;s tally includes penalties, while the Englishman never stepped up to score from the spot.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>This won&#8217;t matter to the Norwegian or any Manchester City fan as they continue to watch the striker tear up the Premier League<\/p>\n<p>Haaland will now undoubtedly have his eyes set on breaking the next Premier League record, the fastest to 100 goals.<\/p>\n<p>The leagues all-time top scorer Alan Shearer holds this record, hitting the century in just 124 appearances.\u00a0<\/p>\n<h3>IT&#8217;S ALL KICKING OFF!\u00a0<\/h3>\n<p><span><span>It&#8217;s All Kicking Off is an exciting new podcast from Mail Sport that promises a different take on Premier League football.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span>It is available on MailOnline, Mail+, YouTube, Apple Music and Spotify.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/i\/pix\/2017\/08\/02\/636x90_facebook_ad_sport.png\" width=\"636\" height=\"90\"><br \/>\nSource: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/football\/article-12790159\/Erling-Haaland-smashes-record-fastest-Premier-League-50-goals.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Erling Haaland smashes Andy Cole&#8217;s record to become fastest Premier League player to hit 50 goals in just 48 appearances 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