On Wednesday night, Haaland increased his total wins across all competitions to 51.
Erling Haaland, a "special striker," according to Pep Guardiola, richly deserved the guard of honor from his Manchester City teammates after breaking the scoring record for the Premier League in a single season.
Those who questioned the 22-year-old's ability to duplicate his goal-scoring achievements after moving from Borussia Dortmund to the Etihad Stadium last summer have been made fun of by him.
On Wednesday night, Haaland increased his total to 51 in all competitions with a calm finish that brought his Premier League total to 35 and eclipsed the previous record held by Andy Cole and Alan Shearer.
In a 3-0 victory over West Ham that was followed by what Guardiola claims was a pre-planned guard of honor, the Norway international scored in between Nathan Ake and Phil Foden's strikes.
The City manager replied, "I think he deserved it. It was (special)." "The entire team deserved it because he couldn't have accomplished it alone, but he is a special striker," the coach said.
We are thrilled for him since he is fun to work with in general, not just as a manager. Everyone seems pleased to have him here, in my opinion.
This record will undoubtedly be broken sooner or later, possibly by him or another player, but they'll need to score a lot of goals because he scored more.
Yes, we did plan the guard of honor. We gave it some thought, and in football, we have to demonstrate how special a moment is when it occurs.
Today Erling was involved. There will be another one and another day, but it is amazing to score and beat incredible, top-tier scorers like Andy Cole and Alan Shearer.
Guardiola cited former City strikers Mario Balotelli, Edin Dzeko, Sergio Aguero, and Gabriel Jesus when he remarked, "we cannot achieve many things without a good striker."
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