Overview

• Erling Haaland became the fastest player to reach 50 Champions League goals, doing so in 49 appearances with the opener in Manchester City’s 2-0 win over Napoli.
• The milestone followed a derby brace against Manchester United as Haaland’s season start includes five goals in four Premier League matches plus one in Europe.
• Pep Guardiola said Haaland could surpass Cristiano Ronaldo’s Champions League scoring record if he remains fit and placed him on the goalscoring level of Lionel Messi and Ronaldo.
• Manchester City’s attack is funneling to Haaland, with 38% of their first four league-game shots and roughly two-thirds of their expected goals attributed to him, according to CBS analysis.
• Despite his form, City’s domestic start has been subdued, with reports placing them eighth ahead of the Arsenal match, as Gary Neville labels Haaland the best centre-forward in the world.