Erling Haaland breaks Premier League record held by Mohamed Salah & Ruud van Nistelrooy

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Erling Haaland breaks Premier League record held by Mohamed Salah & Ruud van Nistelrooy

The records are continuing to tumble for Erling Haaland after he fired in his 45th goal of the season in Manchester City's 3-0 victory against Bayern Munich on Tuesday night.

Haaland rounded off the scoring as Man City tore apart the German giants in the first leg of their UEFA Champions League quarter-final.

The Norwegian continued his frightening form and has now smashed a new record with over a month of the season still to play.

Haaland's 45th strike of the campaign means he has now scored more goals than any player at a Premier League club in a given season.

The record previously belonged to Ruud van Nistelrooy and Mohamed Salah, with both previously notching 44 in a single season - the Dutchman in 2002/03 with Manchester United, the Egyptian in 2017/18 with Liverpool.

Van Nistelrooy and Salah both reached that tally after playing 52 matches, but Haaland has set a new benchmark with just 39 games under his belt - he could still feature 13 more times for Man City this season.

Haaland has already broken the records for most goals scored by a Premier League player in a season and by a Man City player over a campaign, but there are plenty of others which will be in his sights.

He currently sits on 30 Premier League goals, two off of Salah's record for a 38-game season and four behind Andy Cole's back when 42 matches were played.

In the Champions League, Cristiano Ronaldo holds the record for most strikes in a campaign with 17 - Haaland is now six behind that total.