Haaland given guard of honor for breaking Shearer’s record

Erling Haaland engraved his name in the history books as he scored his 35th league goal of the season in Manchester City 3-0 win over West Ham on Wednesday night to surpass the record held by Alan Shearer.

𝟯𝟱 Premier League goals 🤩 A big thank you to everyone for the support, nothing happens without you all, we don't stop here! 💙 pic.twitter.com/5MJqSbH0T4

— Erling Haaland (@ErlingHaaland) May 3, 2023

For that occasion City’s head-coach Pep Guardiola demanded an improvised guard of honor to be given to the striker from his players and staff.

“When there is a special occasion, we have to show how special it is,” comented Guardiola.

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“He is a joy,” the Spaniard added.

“Everyone is happy to have him with us. This record will be broken sooner or later, maybe by him in the future, because he will score a lot of goals. But Andy Cole and Alan Shearer are incredible strikers and I think he deserved it.”

What makes it even more remarkable is that Shearer’s record was set in a 42-game season, whereas Haaland beat that feat in only 33 games. Manchester City still have 5 games left in their quest to clinch a third consecutive Premier League title.

Haaland now has 51 goals across all competitions and is only 12 shy of the record set by Dixie Dean record for most goals in an English season, set way back in 1927-28.