When Manchester City takes on Liverpool at Anfield on Sunday, Erling Braut Haaland will be looking to break Luis Suarez's Premier League scoring record.
The 22-year-old has had an incredible start to life at the Etihad Stadium, scoring 20 goals in just 13 appearances across all competitions.
Haaland started every game for the Citizens until Pep Guardiola decided to rest him for Tuesday's goalless Champions League draw against Copenhagen.
City's No.9 is now fresh and raring to go for Sunday's match against Liverpool, and he will be looking for revenge after failing to score in City's 3-1 Community Shield defeat to the Reds in July.Indeed, with a game to spare, Haaland holds the record for most goals (15) and goal involvements (18) in a player's first ten Premier League appearances.
Haaland is attempting to break Luis Suarez's Premier League scoring record.
However, the Norwegian goal machine could break the Premier League scoring record currently held by former Liverpool striker Luis Suarez this weekend.
Between October and December of 2013, the Uruguayan scored 16 goals in ten games for the Reds.If Haaland scores once on Sunday, he will equal Suarez's record; however, scoring two or more goals will see City's No.9 break this record and become the first player in Premier League history to score more than 16 times in a 10-game span.
Haaland is currently head and shoulders above everyone else in the Premier League scoring charts this season, with 15 goals in just nine games, seven more than his nearest rivals Harry Kane and Ivan Toney.
The Norwegian is sure to be aiming to break Mohamed Salah's Premier League goal record of 32 in a single 38-game season, with the Norwegian now needing to score 18 more times in 29 games to catch Liverpool's Egyptian king.Haaland will be hoping to exploit Liverpool's porous defense this weekend, with Jurgen Klopp's side keeping only two clean sheets in their first eight league games this season. The Reds have also conceded 12 league goals, which is twice as many as at this point last season.
The 6ft 5in striker will also enjoy playing on the road after becoming the first Premier League player to score in each of his first four away games last month when he netted the opener in a 3-0 win over Wolverhampton Wanderers - the striker had previously scored in away matches against West Ham United, Newcastle United, and Aston Villa.Meanwhile, City have had plenty of success in front of goal against Liverpool in recent years, scoring in each of their last ten meetings with the Reds in all competitions, despite only winning three of those games.
The Citizens are currently second in the Premier League table, one point behind leaders Arsenal and 13 points ahead of 11th-placed Liverpool.
While Guardiola has declared Haaland fit for Sunday's game after suffering from fatigue in midweek, the Spaniard has confirmed that John Stones, Kalvin Phillips, and Kyle Walker are all still out with injuries.
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