Premier League legend Thierry Henry has backed Erling Haaland to make historical past by scoring six objectives in a single recreation for Manchester Metropolis.
The present file for many objectives in a single Premier League match is collectively held by Andy Cole, Alan Shearer, Jermain Defoe, Dimitar Berbatov and Sergio Aguero – who all scored 5 objectives in a single recreation.
Haaland has scored 18 objectives in 14 video games league video games since becoming a member of Man Metropolis, and Henry has additionally backed the Norwegian to succeed in 50 objectives throughout all competitions.
Erling Haaland has scored 18 objectives in his first 14 Premier League matches for Manchester Metropolis
In an interview with Ben Foster for Amazon Prime Video Sport, Henry stated: ‘He is (Haaland) a brand new old-school breed of striker.
‘What he does, it is a job, a talent, a occupation, the one factor he needs is to attain objectives and he does that to the T.
‘I feel in his time at Man Metropolis he could have a recreation with six objectives, he’ll. With the quantity of possibilities that Man Metropolis does create.’
Thierry Henry has backed Haaland to interrupt a file by scoring six objectives in a league match
Alan Shearer is one among 5 gamers who at present maintain the file with 5 objectives in a match
He went on so as to add: ‘Will he rating 50 objectives in a season? Not within the league general however yeah he’ll.’
The previous Arsenal striker, who’s seventh within the Premier League’s all-time scoring chart with 175 objectives, went on to check Haaland to among the recreation’s best ever strikers.
He stated: ‘He’s an old-school striker, I’d examine him to a Shearer, I’d examine him to a (Gary) Lineker, I’d examine him to Gerd Müller, I’d examine him to Paolo Rossi. I’d examine him to Pippo Inzaghi.’
Haaland’s explosive begin to the season means he has the potential for breaking a number of Premier League data this season.
Henry has additionally backed Haaland to attain 50 objectives throughout all competitions whereas at Man Metropolis
Henry is likely one of the Premier League’s best gamers and netted 175 league objectives for Arsenal
The £50million summer season signing, is already 5 objectives behind the mark set by Mohamed Salah and Son Heung-min (23) who collectively claimed final yr’s Golden Boot.
The 22-year-old wants 14 objectives in 24 video games to match the Premier League file over a 38-game season set by Salah on 32.
A further two objectives to that might convey him degree with Andy Cole and Shearer who each netted 34 instances when there was 42 video games a season.
Henry most lately a part of the teaching workforce for Belgium as they crashed out of the World Cup on the group stage.
For the complete interview with Henry and Foster, click on right here to go to Amazon Prime Video Sport’s YouTube channel.
