MANCHESTER: Manchester City midfielder Phil Foden said that Erling Haaland’s goalscoring feats are unique after the Norwegian became the fastest player ever to score 50 Champions League goals in City's 2-0 win over Napoli and added the Norwegian seems to break every record going forward.
After a goalless first half with the Italian champions at the Etihad Stadium, Haaland broke the deadlock shortly after half-time when flicking home a Foden scoop.
It means he’s reached a half century in European football’s premier competition in just 49 matches, surpassing Ruud van Nistelrooy who notched the same amount in 62 outings.
“He seems to break every record going. At his age as well, it’s unheard of what he’s done. I don’t think anyone’s going to break the records he’s going to break if he carries on playing the way he is, " Foden said on TNT Sports.
Haaland's scoring rate of more than one per game is significantly better than anyone else in the top 50 scorers in European Cup history. 27 of his goals in the Champions League have come with City, while he netted 15 times for Borussia Dortmund and on eight occasions for Red Bull Salzburg before moving to the Etihad.