Our number nine cleverly chipped in his 35th goal of the league season to surpass the previous record in the competition, held by Alan Shearer and Andrew Cole.
Nathan Ake had headed us in front before that, with Phil Foden securing the points with a late deflected strike, making it 1000 goals for the club under the stewardship of boss Pep Guardiola.
Haaland, who now has 51 goals across all competitions and received a guard of honour from his teammates and coaching staff, was overjoyed after his landmark goal.
“Special night. Special moment. I’m really happy and proud. What more is there to say?” he said.
“It was a nice feeling [guard of honour]. As it is with every single goal I score. To win the game is also important.
“Everyone hit me in the back so it was painful! It was a nice thing, I’m really happy.
“I knew about it [record]. Of Course. We tried to create the chances to score goals but it wasn’t easy. We struggled a bit in the first half. Nathan [Ake] scored then I scored, then Phil [Foden], so it was an important win.
“My first thought is to run towards the goal. Jack [Grealish] spoke to me before the game and he wanted to give me the assist for the record breaking goal. I saw the keeper coming out.
“It was a perfect pass from Jack. I saw he was coming out and it was a perfect bounce. I didn’t think I would chip, but the possibility was there so that’s why I did it.”
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The victory over the Hammers propels us into top spot in the Premier League at the expense of Arsenal, with Guardiola‘s men one point ahead of the Gunners and still with a game in hand.
The 22-year-old striker has expressed the importance of not looking too far ahead, urging the team to focus on the next task at hand, which is Leeds United this Saturday.
“I’m going to sleep on this game, I’ll wake up tomorrow and think of getting three points against Leeds.
“We cannot keep thinking of these records or I will become crazy in my head. Tomorrow we have to start thinking of Leeds.
“We cannot think of the FA Cup final now, we have Leeds in three days. You have to think of the next game and focus. The last games are now are all finals.”
