Premier League’s Record Scorer Alan Shearer Reveals Reason Why He Wouldn’t Play With Erling Haaland

Dec 13, 2023 | 1:43 PM EST

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Erling Haaland would be a dream striker for a fellow forward to play with. The record scorer of the Premier League, Alan Shearer, however, begs to differ. Giving his take on why he would not play with the Norway international, the Newcastle United icon also revealed the forward that he would have liked to partner with instead of the Manchester City striker.

In his debut season with City, Haaland scored 36 goals and broke Andy Cole and Alan Shearer’s collective record for the most goals in a Premier League season. Shearer, however, has another record to hold onto. The most goals in the Premier League. He will pray that the Norwegian’s Real Madrid move materializes before that record also bites the dust.

Alan Shearer gives a surprising answer on playing with Erling Haaland

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In a short time, Erling Haaland has established himself as a Premier League great. Despite this, Newcastle United legend Alan Shearer revealed he would rather play with Manchester United icon, Wayne Rooney over Erling Haaland. He jokingly said, “Haaland would never pass to me. Rooney would. I wouldn’t pass to him either.”

Manchester City legend Shaun-Wright Philights also believes that Erling Haaland could break the Premier League record of 260 goals that is currently held by Shearer. The former England international also did a special interview with the Manchester City striker, where Shearer congratulated the Norway international when he broke the record for most goals in a season.

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Pep Guardiola will hope that his star striker continues to score goals this season to keep City in the title race. However, the Spanish manager will also have to keep an eye on the fitness of Haaland.

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Pep Guardiola provides crucial update on the fitness of Erling Haaland

The 23-year-old surprisingly did not start the 2-1 win against Luton Town. He was not even in the squad. This raised the concerns of many Manchester City fans. Despite the win, the Sky Blues remain 4th in the Premier League table. After the game, the manager gave an update on the fitness of his star striker for the crucial upcoming games.

Ahead of the Champions League game against Crvena Zvezda, Guardiola confirmed that Erling Haaland could be fit for the next Premier League game against Crystal Palace. Manchester City have already qualified for the next stage of the Champions League. And not risking him for the Crvena Zvezda game makes sense for both him and the club. Manchester City fans will hope that Erling Haaland recovers fully from his ankle bone injury before the Palace game.

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Will the Norway international break the Premier League record of 260 goals?