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Pep Guardiola admits Manchester City are surprised Erling Haaland’s goalscoring feats, as he eyes the outright Premier League record for a campaign against West Ham

Pep Guardiola admitted that Manchester City are surprised by the levels of Erling Haaland’s goalscoring in a record-breaking debut campaign.

Haaland plundered his 50th of the campaign during Sunday’s victory at Fulham and is one away from setting a new Premier League record.

City face West Ham United on Wednesday and one more strike will take the 22-year-old ahead of Alan Shearer and Andrew Cole’s 34.

‘It’s a surprise for all of us, maybe not for him because he’s done it in a different league. He does it for the success of the team,’ Guardiola said.