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Thierry Henry backs Erling Haaland to break a Premier League record by scoring SIX goals in one match... as he also claims the 'old-school' Man City striker can net 50 goals across all competitions over a season

Premier League legend Thierry Henry has backed Erling Haaland to make history by scoring six goals in one game for Manchester City.

The current record for most goals in one Premier League match is jointly held by Andy Cole, Alan Shearer, Jermain Defoe, Dimitar Berbatov and Sergio Aguero - who all scored five goals in one game.

Haaland has scored 18 goals in 14 games league games since joining Man City, and Henry has also backed the Norwegian to reach 50 goals across all competitions.

Erling Haaland has scored 18 goals in his first 14 Premier League matches for Manchester City

In an interview with Ben Foster for Amazon Prime Video Sport, Henry said: 'He's (Haaland) a new old-school breed of striker.