With his two goals against Manchester United, Erling Haaland once again wrote his name into the Premier League record books.
By netting in each half at Old Trafford to help Manchester City to a 3-0 win, Haaland scored his 20th goal in 23 Premier League away appearances, the fewest matches ever to reach that total.
The player whose tally Haaland overtook, Kevin Phillips, needed five more matches to get to 20 away goals for Sunderland.
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Fastest to 20 PL away goals
| Player | Club | Matches to 20 goals |
|---|---|---|
| Erling Haaland | Man City | 23 |
| Kevin Phillips | Sunderland | 28 |
| Ian Wright | Arsenal | 31 |
| Diego Costa | Chelsea | 33 |
| Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang | Arsenal | 33 |
| Luis Suarez | Liverpool | 34 |
| Alan Shearer | Blackburn | 36 |
| Mohamed Salah | Liverpool | 36 |
| Javier Hernandez | Man Utd | 37 |
| Harry Kane | Spurs | 37 |
It marks the second successive season in which Haaland has set records during the Manchester derby.
When City triumphed 6-3 at Etihad Stadium in October 2022, Haaland became the first City player to net a hat-trick in the derby in the Premier League and the first in the top flight since Francis Lee in December 1970.
Indeed, across the three Premier League matches where Haaland has faced Man Utd, he has either scored or assisted eight goals.
Haaland's latest goals have taken him to 11 for the season, moving him three clear of Mohamed Salah and Son Heung-min in the race for the 2023/24 Castrol Golden Boot.
