{"id":4446,"date":"2023-05-04T14:17:24","date_gmt":"2023-05-04T14:17:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.news25.org\/?p=4446"},"modified":"2023-05-04T14:17:25","modified_gmt":"2023-05-04T14:17:25","slug":"thank-you-so-much-legend-after-breaking-the-premier-league-goal-record-manchester-city-forward-erling-haaland-responds-to-alan-shearer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.news25.org\/thank-you-so-much-legend-after-breaking-the-premier-league-goal-record-manchester-city-forward-erling-haaland-responds-to-alan-shearer\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Thank you so much, legend!&#8217; &#8211; After breaking the Premier League goal record, Manchester City forward Erling Haaland responds to Alan Shearer."},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Erling Haaland responded to Alan Shearer&#8217;s praise after the Manchester City forward set a new record for most goals scored in a Premier League season.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Haalnd scored in City&#8217;s win over West Ham<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>That was his 35th goal of the season<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Sets new Premier League record<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>WHAT HAPPENED?\u00a0<\/strong>The Norwegian forward created history in\u00a0<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.goal.com\/en\/lists\/man-city-player-ratings-west-ham-riyad-mahrez-nathan-ake\/blta8cfaf90b78110d8\" target=\"_blank\">Manchester City&#8217;s 3-0 win over West Ham<\/a>\u00a0by scoring the second goal of the match,\u00a0<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.goal.com\/en-gb\/news\/erling-haaland-becomes-first-player-ever-score-35-goals-premier-league-season\/blt1012de1bdde03932\" target=\"_blank\">which was his 35th strike in the league<\/a>. The goal helped him overtake Shearer and Andy Cole to establish himself as the player with the most strikes in a single Premier League season, and the former Newcastle United player wasted no time congratulating him for the incredible feat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>WHAT THEY SAID:&nbsp;<\/strong>Gary Linker posted a tweet tagging Shearer which read: &#8220;A Premier League record for Erling Haaland. 35 goals. That\u2019s nuts. Thoughts are with Alan Shearer at this difficult time.'&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In response, Shearer wrote, &#8220;Couldn\u2019t have wanted it to go to a nicer guy. It\u2019s only taken 28 years!!!! He\u2019s the best.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Haaland acknowledged the praise from Shearer and replied: &#8220;Thank you legend!&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Couldn\u2019t have wanted it to go to a nicer guy. It\u2019s only taken 28 years!!!!  He\u2019s the best \ud83d\udc4f\ud83c\udffb\ud83d\udc4f\ud83c\udffb\ud83d\udc4f\ud83c\udffb <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/r803OWZHKk\">https:\/\/t.co\/r803OWZHKk<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Alan Shearer (@alanshearer) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/alanshearer\/status\/1653864630362468352?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 3, 2023<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>THE BIGGER PICTURE:&nbsp;<\/strong>Shearer created the record in the 1994-95 season playing for Blackburn Rovers. Whereas, Cole matched the feat a year earlier with Newcastle United, before leaving for Manchester United. Against the Hammers, it was Haaland&#8217;s 51st strike of the season, and the forward will look to add more to his tally in the five games remaining in the league and a possible four more matches including the Champions League and the FA Cup final.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>WHAT NEXT?&nbsp;<\/strong>Haaland will return to action&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.goal.com\/en\/news\/leeds-players-in-a-vicious-circle-psychologically-usmnt-star-weston-mckennie-says-javi-gracia\/blt1ee2dee2bea216ce\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">against Leeds United<\/a>&nbsp;on Saturday in the Premier League.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Erling Haaland responded to Alan Shearer&#8217;s praise after the Manchester City forward set a new record for most goals scored in a Premier League season. 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