Man City Wins 4-1 Over Arsenal, Erling Haaland Exceeds Mohamed Salah's Record To Cristiano Ronaldo

Manchester City striker Erling Haaland. (Photo: Twitter @ManCity)

JAKARTA - Manchester City won 4-1 over Arsenal in the Premier League on Thursday, April 27 in the morning WIB. Striker Erling Haaland played a big role in the victory.

The Norwegian scored one goal and two assists in the match. One goal of the donation also made him set a special record past Mohamed Salah and Cristiano Ronaldo.

Haaland was the last goal contributor to also closing the hosts' win. The Norwegian striker scored in the 90+5 minute after using Phil Foden's pass.

Quoted from Opta, Haaland has now scored 33 goals in 33 Premier League matches 2022/2023. That is the latest record for a player to score a goal in a Premier League season in a 38-week format.

The former Borussia Dortmund striker surpassed the previous record held by Mohamed Salah. The Liverpool star player has recorded 32 goals in the 2017/2018 season.

Behind Salah there is Luis Suarez's name who recorded 31 goals in the 2013/2014. Haaland's score also surpassed Cristiano Ronaldo's, who scored 31 goals in the 2007/2008 season.

While the old name who occupies the final position on this record list is held by Alan Shearer, who in the 1995/1996 season collected 31 goals in one Premier League season.

Haaland's record still has the potential to continue to grow, as the 2022/2023 Premier League still leaves seven games for Manchester City.

With the remaining schedule, Haaland also had the opportunity to break the Premier League's goal record when the competition format still played 42 games held by Andrew Cole with 34 goals.