Haaland breaks Solskjaer record with Burnley brace

Haaland breaks Solskjaer record with Burnley brace

Erling Haaland made history with a brace against Burnley on Saturday, surpassing former Manchester United star Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s record.

The Norwegian striker shone with two goals and an assist as Manchester City romped to a 5-1 home victory.0

His brace lifted Haaland’s season tally to nine goals in just seven matches across all competitions and brought his City tally to 133 goals in 153 appearances across all competitions, moving him up to ninth on the club’s all-time top scorers list.0

Haaland also extended his Premier League tally to 92 goals in 103 appearances, surpassing Manchester United legend Ole Gunnar Solskjaer to become the highest-scoring Norwegian in English top-flight history. Solskjaer had scored 91 league goals in 236 appearances.