Erling Haaland beats Mo Salah and Heung-min Son’s 2021-22 Golden Boot goal record… with half a season still to play
MANCHESTER CITY striker Erling Haaland has smashed last season’s golden boot record with a hat-trick over Wolves.
Liverpool’s Mohammed Salah and Tottenham’s Heung-min Son both netted 23 times last term and shared the award.
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And after just 20 games, Haaland has topped last season’s winning tally netting his 25th in the Premier League.
The Norwegian equalled the record converting a Kevin De Bruyne pass to get the goalscoring underway.
Haaland, 22, made it a brace from the penalty spot before adding a third, slotting into an empty net after a howler from Wolves goalkeeper Jose Sa.
It was his fourth hat-trick since his summer move from Borussia Dortmund.
He has now become the quickest player to reach the four hat-trick milestone in Premier League history.
The record was held by Manchester United legend Ruud van Nistelrooy, it took him 65 games.
Only Newcastle hero Alan Shearer has scored three in a match more often in one season than Haaland, taking home the match ball five times in the 1995/96 season.
More to follow.
