Erling Haaland scored his sixth hat-trick of the season as Manchester City thrashed Burnley 6-0 in the FA Cup quarter-finals, meaning the Norwegian striker has netted 42 goals
Alan Shearer isn’t ruling out an incredible milestone for Erling Haaland
Alan Shearer reckons that Erling Haaland could score a mind-boggling 60 goals this season after taking his tally to 42 during Manchester City’s 6-0 demolition of Burnley.
Haaland hit a hat-trick as City romped to victory in Saturday’s FA Cup quarter-final clash, his sixth treble of the campaign and second in the space of five days. Having scored a whopping five goals on Tuesday as the Citizens beat RB Leipzig 7-0 in the Champions League, and continuing in the same vein at the weekend, legendary English striker Shearer has tipped the 22-year-old sensation to keep banging in the goals between now and June.
“He lives for goals,” an astounded Shearer, who remains the Premier League’s all-time record goalscorer, told BBC Sport post-match. “Some players might say, ‘I wanna get 20 goals a season’. He wants 30, 40, 50, – he might even get 60 goals this season. I mean, it’s bonkers. As I said, some are happy with that [20], some are not.
“The greatest and best want more, and more, and more. They’re never satisfied because that feeling of scoring a goal, there’s nothing like it.”
Although Haaland has been breaking records on a regular basis in his first season at City, the Norway international hasn’t set himself a target for the remainder of the term. “No, I have not,” Haaland admitted. “I’m a striker, I love to score goals, but my focus is not on scoring goals but on getting the chances. If I get the chances, there’s a good chance I’ll score.”
His team-mates have certainly provided the goods this week, as Pep Guardiola’s side have scored a total of 13 goals without reply. “It’s been a good couple of games – important games,” Haaland went on to say. “7-0 and 6-0 before the national team break is impressive. I’m really happy.
