Erling Haaland has been backed to break Cristiano Ronaldo's Champions League record after the Norwegian goal machine made a bright start for Manchester City in the 2025-26 campaign. Haaland has scored in every match for Manchester City this season,

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Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola maintained that Erling Haaland is performing as is expected of him after another pair of goals scored by the Norwegian against Burnley on Saturday afternoon.

Erling Haaland scripted more history with his brace against Burnley on Saturday as he beat former Manchester United star Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's record. The Norwegian goal machine starred with two goals and an assist as City thrashed Burnley 5-1 at home.

A late Erling Haaland double allied to a brace of Maxime Esteve own goals and a Matheus Nunes strike fired City to a deserved 5-1 Etihad win over Burnley on our return to Premier League action.City

Haaland now boasts 93 goals in the Premier League (from just 103 appearances) ensuring he surpassed Manchester United icon Ole Gunnar Solskjær as the most prolific Norwegian in the competition’s history. The brace also saw Haaland gatecrash City’s list of 10 all-time top scorers.

A seemingly dominant victory over the Clarets revealed that Pep Guardiola’s side are still rediscovering their best form

It was a long time coming but Haaland still delivered when it mattered. He laid the ball off for Nunes' all-important goal but craved goals of his own. After being denied by Martin Dubravka he got two in added time, each with a typically ruthless finish.

Erling Haaland starred with two goals, breaking a record as Manchester City defeated Burnley 5-1, lifting them to fourth in the English Premier League 2025-26 table

The Norwegian was forced off with a back injury in the second half of City’s 1-1 draw with Arsenal last weekend

Emerging information in the build-up to team news for Manchester City against Burnley has confirmed Erling Haaland’s status in the squad.

Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola is crossing his fingers that Erling Haaland will bounce back in time for the weekend after the striker hobbled out of Sunday's bruising 1-1 draw with Arsenal due to injury.