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Erling Haaland has become the fastest player to reach 100 Premier League goals, breaking Alan Shearer's record. The Manchester City star's strike against Fulham saw him reach the feat in an amazing 111 games.

Shearer took 124 games to reach the landmark. The former Newcastle star had been well clear himself with Harry Kane taking 141 games, Sergio Aguero 147 and Thierry Henry 160.

Pep Guardiola spoke on the significance of Haaland breaking the record. “His [Shearer’s] quality to score goals in big teams," said the City boss before their previous game against Newcastle.

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"He won the Premier League, but not in the teams that everybody knows. The guys who have been making numbers for a long time, not just one or two seasons, I always admire them because it means resilience and being there every season.

“They don’t score goals for one season. They do it over a lot of seasons and that means being incredibly focused, professional and you have to love the game. For Erling to be there with Alan Shearer is really good for both of them.

“You don’t have to know mathematics to realise that if he [Haaland] stays a long, long time and continues this average, he will be close to Harry Kane and close to Alan Shearer.”

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