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Erling Haaland<\/strong><\/p>\n\u00a0<\/p>\n
Another pair of goal records on Erling Haaland\u2019s bulging resume had Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola sounding on Tuesday \u2014 tongue-in-cheek \u2014 like he was growing tired of answering questions about his prolific scorer.<\/p>\n
The 23-year-old became the fastest to score 40 Champions League goals with his strike in the 54th minute that sparked City\u2019s 3-2 comeback victory over RB Leipzig that clinched them top spot in Group G with another matchday remaining.<\/p>\n
Three days earlier, Haaland had become the fastest to net 50 Premier League goals in a 1-1 draw with Liverpool.<\/p>\n
\u201cAgain? I have to tell you again?\u201d Guardiola laughed, when asked for comment. \u201cA thousand million times, I\u2019m really impressed. They won today. Another record. Congratulations. He\u2019s a fantastic player. I tell you many times, we\u2019re really, really pleased.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe love him, not just for the goals he scores, but for many many other things.\u201d<\/p>\n
It took Haaland just 35 matches to reach 40 goals, smashing Ruud van Nistelrooy\u2019s mark of 45 games. He also broke the record for the youngest player to hit 40 in the Champions League at 23 years and 130 days, beating a previous mark set by PSG star Kylian Mbapp\u00e9.<\/p>\n
But more importantly to Guardiola, it kick-started City\u2019s comeback after a woefully sluggish first half left them trailing by two goals for the first time in a Champions League game since 2018.<\/p>\n
Guardiola said he hoped his players would learn from the roller-coaster game.<\/p>\n
\u201cTo win in that game not comfortably, to realise, to put in front of the mirror and say \u2018We have to do better,’\u201d Guardiola said. \u201cBut February [the round of 16], we\u2019ll be there top of the group. I don\u2019t know who we\u2019re going to face, but the second leg will be [at home] and we showed again that we are able to make a comeback.\u201d<\/p>\n
City took a different route to Etihad Stadium on Tuesday at Guardiola\u2019s request. The manager wanted his team to see the trinity statue of Colin Bell, Francis Lee and Mike Summerbee that was unveiled earlier in the day.<\/p>\n
\u201cI encouraged the club to drop us, the bus, there and we can walk,\u201d Guardiola said. \u201cSo another gesture for the three important [players]\u2026really really nice.\u201d<\/p>\n
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