Erling Haaland has now set a new Premier League record for the fewest games taken to reach 75 goals in the competition following his first-half opener at Brighton.
The Norwegian broke the record of Alan Shearer, who needed 93 appearances to reach the milestone in the competition, as Manchester City took a deserved lead midway through the first-half.
City pounced on a sloppy play by their host and Kovacic found Haaland, who needed to do so much to beat Verbruggen and Van Hecke and managed to do so for his first goal in three games.
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Erling Haaland becomes fastest to reach 75 Premier League goals
On his 77th appearance in the competition, Haaland now scores his 75th Premier League goal, making him the fastest to reach the milestone in history.
Games needed to reach 75 Premier League Goals
- Erling Haaland (77)
- Alan Shearer (93)
- Harry Kane (115)
- Ruud van Nistelrooy (116)
- Mohamed Salah (117)
- Sergio Aguero (118)
The Manchester City striker now has 12 goals in the competition this season, making him the leading goalscorer after eleven games.
