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Erling Haaland is turning out to be a dreamy buy for Manchester City. With teammates like Kevin De Bruyne and Jack Grealish, Haaland is sending soccer fans into a frenzy as he continues a goal-scoring spree. Days after becoming the player with the most goals in a 38-match season, he achieved another milestone yesterday. Wrexham star Paul Mullin had a similar season.

He didn’t win the golden boot but he did take his team on a record-breaking speed run of a promotional season. With multiple similarities, fans started comparing the sensation of the National League to the sensation of the Premier League.

Wrexham star on his comparisons with Haaland

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In a recent talk with GQ magazine, Mullin talked about various aspects of his career and his time with Wrexham AFC. Wrexham has just broken the 15 years of league soccer exile, leading to the fans celebrating on the road along with Ryan Reynolds and the rest of the team.

Talking about the ongoing comparison with Erling Haaland, the Wrexham star Paul Mullin said, “Don’t be ridiculous. In terms of the numbers, it’s quite similar this season but in terms of ability, we’re worlds apart. He’s an absolute machine. I’ve never seen nothing like it. Obviously, anyone comparing us has to be joking.

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In the promotional season of Wrexham, Mullin scored 38 goals, and the team made the record for most points in a season in the top 5 tier of English soccer. Talking about goal scoring, Haaland is on a very historic debut season in the Premier League.

Haaland’s record-breaking season

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With 5 matches to go, Haaland now has the record for the highest no. of goals in a Premier League season. Alan Shearer and Andy Cole had the previous records with 34 goals each in a 42-match season. Haaland has only played 33 matches yet and has scored an unbelievable 35 goals already. With 5 matches more to go in the season, fans expect him to cross the 40 mark and solidify an already record-breaking debut.

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Last night, Manchester City faced West Ham United at Etihad Stadium. In the 70th minute, Haaland scored a stunner. A goal that solidified Haaland in the history books and Manchester City in the match. Do you think any team will be able to stop the goal-scoring spree this season? Drop your prediction in the comments below.

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