Since swapping Borussia Dortmund for Manchester City in the summer, to say Erling Haaland has hit the ground running for the Premier League champions would be an understatement. Hitting the ground at an unparalleled and freakish speed feels more appropriate.
We are just over two months into the 2022-23 campaign and already Haaland's projected numbers make for astonishing reading; a return of 17 league goals from 11 matches leaves him just one short of the total that won the Golden Boot in 1997-98 and 1998-99. And 22 goals in all competitions is only two less than Cristiano Ronaldo's strong tally for Manchester United last season - albeit in 23 fewer games.