Alan Shearer believes Erling Haaland is the best striker in the world right now but is not convinced the City striker can break his Premier League goalscoring record. The Manchester City forward
rediscovered his breakthrough form at the start of the season, netting a second hat-trick in three games as the Red Devils beat West Ham 3-1 to take his tally to seven and 70 goals in 69 Premier League appearances. Haaland’s impressive start to the season, coupled with the success
he has enjoyed since joining City in 2022, has led Shearer to believe he is the best striker in football at the moment and he does not expect the Norwegian to dwindle any time soon.
However, Shearer is not convinced Haaland can break his Premier League goalscoring record of 260 amid the uncertainty over his future at City, with the possibility of him leaving the Etihad.
“I think if Harry Kane comes back to the Premier League in the next couple of years he could break my record. But there is no doubt that if Erling Haaland stays here for another five or six years he will break that record for sure. “
We have to see. We don’t know what will happen with Man City and stuff. And We don’t know what will happen with Pep Guardiola and his time at the club. “
It’s a big question mark, not just for the football club and the manager, but for the players at the club. But if Haaland stays in the Premier League he will break my records for sure.”
Shearer also praised the 24-year-old’s attacking qualities and described his goalscoring ability as “top-class”.
“Erling Haaland is the best striker in the world at the moment in terms of his goalscoring ability. I mean, he’s playing in the toughest league in the world as well. “
I know he’s got great players around him but he still has to finish and with the way he is and scoring goals easily, it’s not easy, of course. So yeah, nobody is better than him at the minute.
“Haaland’s finishing is on a fantastic level and you can see he really enjoys it and I appreciate that. I understand that because when you’re in that kind of form, โปรโมชั่น ufabet when you have that belief and when you have that chance and you expect to score goals, it’s a great feeling. “
Standing on the pitch Standing in the tunnel, looking at your opponent and thinking, ‘I’m 1-0 up, I’ve got the belief and the confidence,’ it’s an incredible feeling, and I saw that he had, I saw it in him, and it was an amazing feeling.