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)." He is a terrific striker, but the entire team earned it because he couldn't have accomplished it without them.Not simply to work with him as a manager, but also because he is a joy, we are extremely happy for him. Everyone seems pleased to have him here, in my opinion.
This record will undoubtedly be broken sooner or later, maybe by him or by someone else, but they'll need to score a lot of goals because he scored a lot.
Yes, we did plan the guard of honor. When there is a significant occasion in football, we have to demonstrate how special it is.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."
However, this evening was all about Haaland, who has five more Premier League games to improve his already staggering record.
"At the end of the day, when you buy a player like Erling, we know he scores goals everywhere, and we thought he could do it (here)," Guardiola added.
But in the end, we are in the dark. You must put in effort and observe the procedure.
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