Social media was set buzzing on Friday evening as Erling Haaland, struck twice as Manchester City defeated newly promoted Burnley.
Haaland fired City to a treble of Premier League, Champions League and FA Cup glory last season by scoring 52 times in his first year at the club.
The 23-year-old took just over three minutes of the new campaign to open his tally once more when he swept home Rodri’s header across goal.
Haaland then crashed in a shot off the underside of the bar nine minutes before half-time as his finishing papered over the cracks of a far from perfect first 45 minutes from the visitors.
While reacting to his goals, popular international media platform, BR Football tweeted, “Before today, no player had ever scored the first AND second goals of a Premier League season.Then Erling Haaland happened”.
Also social media influencer and sport journalist, @POOJA tweeted, “If Haaland continues with a goal in 2 games, he will match or surpass Messi’s 91 goal in a calendar year.Messi’s fans are sweating right now”.
Another tweep @BeksFCB tweeted,”Ronaldo fans just slash out figures like they don’t even care. Haaland has just 30 goals in 2023. He needs 61 goals to equal it and 62 goals to break it in 4 months”.
While @Adexbaby, tweeted,”Pep guardiola is bringing another kind of tactics to the EPL this season by playing two strikers Haaland and julian alvarez, The season is going to be a long one”.
