Earlier this season, Erling Haaland reached another milestone: his 100th goal for Manchester City, little more than two years after joining.
While playing for what has oft-been England’s most dominant footballing force has been a major contributing factor to his personal achievements since he arrived at the Etihad in 2022, that does his ability to sniff out a goal a serious disservice.
Haaland is a one-off, an anomaly, an all-consuming football oddity that seems totally at odds with what everyone takes for granted in the modern game.