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Pep Guardiola demanded a guard of honour from his players and staff to mark Erling Haaland\u2019s Premier League goal record \u2013 to show the striker just how special an achievement it is.<\/p>\n
Haaland\u2019s finish in a 3-0 win over West Ham means he now has 35 league goals for the season.<\/p>\n
He has passed the record previously shared by Alan Shearer and Andy Cole.<\/p>\n
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\u201cWhen there is a special occasion, we have to show how special it is,\u201d said Guardiola.<\/p>\n
Haaland\u2019s sublime chip over Lukasz Fabianski from Jack Grealish\u2019s through ball took him to 51 goals for the season in all competitions, 12 away from matching Dixie Dean\u2019s all-time best for goals in an English season.<\/p>\n
All the Norwegian\u2019s team-mates, plus Guardiola and his backroom team, lined up to acknowledge Haaland as he made his way to the dressing room.<\/p>\n
\u201cHe is a joy,\u201d Guardiola said. \u201cEveryone is happy to have him with us. This record will be broken sooner or later, maybe by him in the future, because he will score a lot of goals. But Andy Cole and Alan Shearer are incredible strikers and I think he deserved it.\u201d<\/p>\n
Haaland laughed the guard of honour was \u201cpainful\u201d, telling Sky Sports: \u201cEveryone hit me on the back.\u201d<\/p>\n
He also tried to deflect the personal accolades, agreeing he would swap all his goals for the Treble that City are currently chasing \u2013 of Premier League, Champions League and FA Cup.<\/p>\n
\u201cEveryone knows it\u2019s possible, but we cannot think about Manchester United in the FA Cup final now,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
And instead of thinking about Dean\u2019s record, Haaland said he was going home to play video games that were \u201ctoo embarrassing\u201d to name.<\/p>\n
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