The Striking Viking Makes History: Guard of Honour For Haaland as he Breaks Premier League Record

Erling Haaland, the Manchester City striker, received a guard of honour from his teammates after surpassing the single-season Premier League goal-scoring record. The Norwegian scored his 35th goal of the season against West Ham, breaking the record previously held by Andrew Cole and Alan Shearer. He made it 2-0 with an impressive finish over Lukasz


Erling Haaland, the Manchester City striker, received a guard of honour from his teammates after surpassing the single-season Premier League goal-scoring record.

The Norwegian scored his 35th goal of the season against West Ham, breaking the record previously held by Andrew Cole and Alan Shearer. He made it 2-0 with an impressive finish over Lukasz Fabianski.

At the end of the 3-1 victory over West Ham, Haaland was applauded by the entire Etihad crowd as his teammates lined up to give him a guard of honour before leaving the pitch.

As he ran through the guard of honour, all the players and staff members patted him on the back of the head and back.

In a post-game interview with Sky Sports, Haaland expressed his pride in his achievement, calling it a ‘special night.’

‘Special night, and a special moment,’ he said. ‘I’m really happy and proud. Of course I knew about it, but we tried to create the chances to score goals, we struggled a bit in the first half, but second half Nate (Ake) scored and I scored, as an important win.’

Haaland’s 51st goal of the season brought him closer to Dixie Dean’s seemingly unbeatable record of 65 goals in the 1927-28 campaign. No player in England has ever come much closer to beating it, or indeed matching the feat.

‘I don’t think of this, I sleep tonight and then I think about three points against Leeds,’ Haaland admitted. ‘I will go home now and play some video games and then speak. I cannot say [what video game] it’s too embarrassing.’

Watch the video below

Erling Haaland’s guard of honour.pic.com/eEcNfj9R3b

— City Report (@cityreport_) May 3, 2023


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