Erling Haaland had gone three games without a goal for Manchester City – a drought by his ridiculous standards – but he ended it with a typically ruthless finish to open the scoring at Fulham.
The strike both gave City the lead and saw the brilliant Norwegian break Premier League history.
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Haaland had been stuck on 99 since scoring against Liverpool on November 9 but became the latest post-1992 centurion after firing home Jérémy Doku’s cutback from the penalty spot.
He also smashed Alan Shearer’s record as the fastest player to reach the landmark and will now have his sights on overtaking the Newcastle and Blackburn icon in the all-time charts.
He’s 160 away but who would doubt him going onto break all the scoring records in English football – both before and after the dawn of the Premier League – before the end of his career?
📸 BEN STANSALL – AFP or licensors
