Former Newcastle United striker and Premier League’s all-time prime scorer welcomed Erling Haaland to the Premier League with an amusing message for the Manchester Metropolis ahead. Haaland netted twice on his Premier League debut for the defending champions in opposition to West Ham United.
Nevertheless, Shearer reminded the Norwegian that he has a protracted technique to go if he aspires to interrupt his report of 260 Premier League objectives. Whereas a optimistic begin has been completed by Haaland, he could be nonetheless removed from considering of dethrone Shearer because the all-time prime scorer.
Erling Haaland shrugs-off poor begin from the Neighborhood Protect recreation
Haaland earlier made his skilled debut for Man Metropolis within the FC Neighborhood Protect recreation in opposition to Liverpool. He was unable to encourage his new membership to a victory as Liverpool bettered the reigning Premier League champions 3-1 to elevate the protect. Haaland had a troublesome time getting previous the Reds’ mighty man Virgil van Dijk who overpowered the striker.
Nonetheless, Metropolis’s one other striker acquisition from the summer time market Julian Alvarez did get his title on the score-sheet on his debut within the Neighborhood Protect. However Haaland wasn’t going to overlook the occasion for lengthy as he netted two in opposition to the Hammers in Metropolis’s opening league recreation.
Taking it to Twitter, Alan Shearer congratulated Haaland on opening his account within the Premier League. Nevertheless, he did so in fairly a cheeky means. Shearer wrote: “@ErlingHaaland 258 to go!!!!”
Apparently, Shearer was speaking concerning the variety of objectives [258] Erling Haaland remains to be behind his tally of 260 which stands unshattered as highest until now. Whereas it's too early to take pleasure in such talks since nobody has ever gotten near the quantity ‘260’. Former Manchester United striker Wayne Rooney maybe is the one different participant who has crossed the 200-mark alongside Shearer.
Then again, Haaland too has warned that the very best is but to come back from his new membership. Speaking in his post-match interview to Sky Sports activities, he stated:
“It was good. [It was a] good begin there's nothing a lot to say aside from that and it was 2-0. Good to get some minutes within the legs early within the season and now we have to maintain going. As anticipated we noticed the potential in opposition to Bayern [Munich in pre season] and it was a bit down in opposition to Liverpool. It is going to include video games, it ought to have been extra right this moment.”
Manchester Metropolis subsequent face newly promoted aspect Bournemouth on August 13 as Haaland will likely be hungry so as to add extra to his tally of two.
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