Erling Haaland scored his 100th goal for Manchester City when he opened the scoring in Sunday's Premier League match against Arsenal.
Haaland reached the milestone in the ninth minute, toe-poking beyond David Raya to give City the lead. The game ended in a 2-2 draw thanks to a dramatic late leveller, but Haaland once again showed why he is considered one of the best strikers in world football.
We take a look at how the Norwegian reached 100 goals in only 105 games for the Premier League title holders.
Haaland's goals in competitions
Haaland has been a virtual goal-a-game striker since his emergence at Austrian side RB Salzburg in the 2019/20 season and through his spell at Borussia Dortmund, and that ratio has continued with City.
He has 73 goals in 71 Premier League appearances, winning the Golden Boot in both his full seasons and leading the way again early in the current campaign after hat-tricks against Ipswich Town and West Ham United and a brace against Brentford.
The Uefa Champions League has brought him 18 goals in 21 City appearances, contributing to a career record of 41 in 40 which already places him in the top 20 goalscorers in the history of Europe’s elite competition.
Haaland’s century is completed by eight FA Cup goals and one in the League Cup. City have won two Premier League titles, an FA Cup, the Champions League and the Club World Cup since his arrival in the summer of 2022 for €60 million.
How he scores
Haaland is predominantly left-footed, so it is no surprise to learn the majority of his City goals have come via that method.
The 24-year-old striker has notched 73 goals with his left foot and 14 with his right. Despite being 1.94m tall, the Norwegian only has 12 headed goals in City colours.
Fastest to 100 career goals
Haaland's strike against Arsenal at the Etihad Stadium to take him to 100 goals came in only 105 games for the English club.
That puts him level with Cristiano Ronaldo, who reached the mark in the same number of games for Real Madrid.
That puts Haaland ahead of the likes of Lionel Messi and Luis Suarez, who is third on the list having notched a century of goals for Barcelona in 120 games.
Zlatan Ibrahimovic is fourth on the list, bringing up 100 goals for Paris Saint-Germain in 124 games, while Ronaldo is also tied fifth with 100 Manchester United goals in 135 matches.
Hat-tricks
Haaland’s eight Premier League hat-tricks already see him ranked joint fourth since the top flight’s 1992 rebranding, alongside Thierry Henry, Harry Kane and Michael Owen. He trails only Robbie Fowler with nine, the competition’s record scorer Alan Shearer with 11 and former City striker Sergio Aguero with 12.
He scored four goals in a game against Wolves in May, following a treble against the same opponents in January 2023.
He has twice achieved the feat in back-to-back league games, against Crystal Palace and Nottingham Forest in his fourth and fifth Premier League appearances and then Ipswich and West Ham this season.
Only six players have scored hat-tricks in successive Premier League appearances and only Haaland and Kane have achieved the feat more than once – Kane against Leicester (four goals) and Hull in May 2017 and then Burnley and Southampton in December of the same year.
Haaland averages one hat-trick every nine Premier League appearances, with Manchester United and Fulham his other victims.
His three for City in other competitions also include a pair in consecutive matches, scoring five goals against Leipzig in the Champions League and then three against Barnsley in the FA Cup in his debut season. He also scored five in a 6-2 FA Cup win over Luton Town last term.
Records
Haaland’s 36 goals in his debut Premier League season broke the competition record of 34 set by Andy Cole in 1993/94 and equalled by Alan Shearer the following season, both when teams still played 42 games rather than 38.
His 56 in all competitions that season were also the most ever for a Premier League player, shattering the record of 44 by Ruud van Nistelrooy for Manchester United in 2002/03 and Mohamed Salah for Liverpool in 2017/18.
Haaland is the fastest player to 10, 25 and 50 Premier League goals, reaching the marks in six, 19 and 48 games respectively, and to 25 Champions League goals which he achieved in 20 appearances. His nine goals in the first four games of this season set an unprecedented pace.
His five against Leipzig equalled the record for most goals in a single Champions League game, which he shares with Messi and Adriano.
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Saturday (All UAE kick-off times)
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Sampdoria v Fiorentina (6pm)
Sassuolo v Parma (6pm)
Cagliari v Napoli (9pm)
Lazio v Inter Milan (11.45pm)
Monday
AC Milan v Torino (11.45pm)
Key facilities
- Olympic-size swimming pool with a split bulkhead for multi-use configurations, including water polo and 50m/25m training lanes
- Premier League-standard football pitch
- 400m Olympic running track
- NBA-spec basketball court with auditorium
- 600-seat auditorium
- Spaces for historical and cultural exploration
- An elevated football field that doubles as a helipad
- Specialist robotics and science laboratories
- AR and VR-enabled learning centres
- Disruption Lab and Research Centre for developing entrepreneurial skills
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Who has been sanctioned?
Daniella Weiss and Nachala
Described as 'the grandmother of the settler movement', she has encouraged the expansion of settlements for decades. The 79 year old leads radical settler movement Nachala, whose aim is for Israel to annex Gaza and the occupied West Bank, where it helps settlers built outposts.
Harel Libi & Libi Construction and Infrastructure
Libi has been involved in threatening and perpetuating acts of aggression and violence against Palestinians. His firm has provided logistical and financial support for the establishment of illegal outposts.
Zohar Sabah
Runs a settler outpost named Zohar’s Farm and has previously faced charges of violence against Palestinians. He was indicted by Israel’s State Attorney’s Office in September for allegedly participating in a violent attack against Palestinians and activists in the West Bank village of Muarrajat.
Coco’s Farm and Neria’s Farm
These are illegal outposts in the West Bank, which are at the vanguard of the settler movement. According to the UK, they are associated with people who have been involved in enabling, inciting, promoting or providing support for activities that amount to “serious abuse”.
If you go
The flights
Emirates and Etihad fly direct to Nairobi, with fares starting from Dh1,695. The resort can be reached from Nairobi via a 35-minute flight from Wilson Airport or Jomo Kenyatta International Airport, or by road, which takes at least three hours.
The rooms
Rooms at Fairmont Mount Kenya range from Dh1,870 per night for a deluxe room to Dh11,000 per night for the William Holden Cottage.
The biog
Place of birth: Kalba
Family: Mother of eight children and has 10 grandchildren
Favourite traditional dish: Al Harees, a slow cooked porridge-like dish made from boiled cracked or coarsely ground wheat mixed with meat or chicken
Favourite book: My early life by Sheikh Dr Sultan bin Muhammad Al Qasimi, the Ruler of Sharjah
Favourite quote: By Sheikh Zayed, the UAE's Founding Father, “Those who have no past will have no present or future.”
Multitasking pays off for money goals
Tackling money goals one at a time cost financial literacy expert Barbara O'Neill at least $1 million.
That's how much Ms O'Neill, a distinguished professor at Rutgers University in the US, figures she lost by starting saving for retirement only after she had created an emergency fund, bought a car with cash and purchased a home.
"I tell students that eventually, 30 years later, I hit the million-dollar mark, but I could've had $2 million," Ms O'Neill says.
Too often, financial experts say, people want to attack their money goals one at a time: "As soon as I pay off my credit card debt, then I'll start saving for a home," or, "As soon as I pay off my student loan debt, then I'll start saving for retirement"."
People do not realise how costly the words "as soon as" can be. Paying off debt is a worthy goal, but it should not come at the expense of other goals, particularly saving for retirement. The sooner money is contributed, the longer it can benefit from compounded returns. Compounded returns are when your investment gains earn their own gains, which can dramatically increase your balances over time.
"By putting off saving for the future, you are really inhibiting yourself from benefiting from that wonderful magic," says Kimberly Zimmerman Rand , an accredited financial counsellor and principal at Dragonfly Financial Solutions in Boston. "If you can start saving today ... you are going to have a lot more five years from now than if you decide to pay off debt for three years and start saving in year four."
The bio
Job: Coder, website designer and chief executive, Trinet solutions
School: Year 8 pupil at Elite English School in Abu Hail, Deira
Role Models: Mark Zuckerberg and Elon Musk
Dream City: San Francisco
Hometown: Dubai
City of birth: Thiruvilla, Kerala
if you go
The flights
Etihad, Emirates and Singapore Airlines fly direct from the UAE to Singapore from Dh2,265 return including taxes. The flight takes about 7 hours.
The hotel
Rooms at the M Social Singapore cost from SG $179 (Dh488) per night including taxes.
The tour
Makan Makan Walking group tours costs from SG $90 (Dh245) per person for about three hours. Tailor-made tours can be arranged. For details go to www.woknstroll.com.sg
How to keep control of your emotions
If your investment decisions are being dictated by emotions such as fear, greed, hope, frustration and boredom, it is time for a rethink, Chris Beauchamp, chief market analyst at online trading platform IG, says.
Greed
Greedy investors trade beyond their means, open more positions than usual or hold on to positions too long to chase an even greater gain. “All too often, they incur a heavy loss and may even wipe out the profit already made.
Tip: Ignore the short-term hype, noise and froth and invest for the long-term plan, based on sound fundamentals.
Fear
The risk of making a loss can cloud decision-making. “This can cause you to close out a position too early, or miss out on a profit by being too afraid to open a trade,” he says.
Tip: Start with a plan, and stick to it. For added security, consider placing stops to reduce any losses and limits to lock in profits.
Hope
While all traders need hope to start trading, excessive optimism can backfire. Too many traders hold on to a losing trade because they believe that it will reverse its trend and become profitable.
Tip: Set realistic goals. Be happy with what you have earned, rather than frustrated by what you could have earned.
Frustration
Traders can get annoyed when the markets have behaved in unexpected ways and generates losses or fails to deliver anticipated gains.
Tip: Accept in advance that asset price movements are completely unpredictable and you will suffer losses at some point. These can be managed, say, by attaching stops and limits to your trades.
Boredom
Too many investors buy and sell because they want something to do. They are trading as entertainment, rather than in the hope of making money. As well as making bad decisions, the extra dealing charges eat into returns.
Tip: Open an online demo account and get your thrills without risking real money.
