The Premier League is the highest level of the men’s English football league system. Contested by 20 clubs, it operates on a system of promotion and relegation with the English Football League. Seasons typically run from August to May with each team playing 38 matches.
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Erling Haaland remains top of the scoring charts on 18 goals in just 13 games, although he barely had a chance to add to that tally against the Bees.
Haaland is still on his way to breaking the Premier League record, needing just 17 goals in the 24 matches remaining to eclipse the mark of 34 scored in a season set by Andy Cole and Alan Shearer.
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Who is Erling Haaland?
Erling Braut Haaland is a Norwegian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Premier League club Manchester City and the Norway national team. Considered one of the best players in the world, he is known for his speed, strength, and finishing.
Coming through the youth system, Haaland played at the senior level for Bryne’s reserve and senior teams. He moved to Molde in 2017 (also playing for their reserve team), with whom he spent two seasons. Haaland signed with Austrian Bundesliga side Red Bull Salzburg in January 2019, winning two league titles and one Austrian Cup.
In December 2019, he moved to the German Bundesliga club Borussia Dortmund, where he won the DFB-Pokal in 2020–21. In 2022, he transferred to Manchester City for a fee of €60 million (£51.2 million).
