ERLING Haaland broke yet another English Premier League goals record today as his Manchester City side surrendered the lead to draw 1-1 with Liverpool at the Etihad Stadium.

The Norway striker fired City in front in the first half but Liverpool equalised late in the second half through Trent Alexander-Arnold to earn a share of the spoils.

Champions Manchester City were the more dominant side against their big rivals in the early part of the match and they got their reward in the 27th minute.

After another wayward kick out by Liverpool goalkeeper Alisson, Nathan Ake pounced on the ball, eased past three Liverpool players before slipping the ball to Haaland who fired home unerringly.

It was Haaland’s 50th Premier League goal since he joined Manchester City last season and he became the fastest player to reach that milestone in the competition’s history.

He reached the 50-goal mark in just 48 matches, beating the previous fastest player to score 50 goals in the Premier League, Andy Cole, who needed 65 matches.

Haaland is also the fastest player in Premier League history to reach 20 goals (14 games), 30 goals (27 games) and 40 goals (39 games).

However, his record-setting feat did not end in victory for Manchester City as Liverpool fought back to draw level.

Alexander-Arnold, who was one of the Liverpool players culpable for Haaland’s goal, equalised in the 80th minute with a smart finish off a pass from Mohamed Salah.

City could have been 2-0 up before Liverpool’s equaliser but Ruben Dias’ goal was ruled out for a foul on Alisson by Manuel Akanji.

With the result, Manchester City stay on top of the table, one point ahead of Liverpool and two clear of Arsenal, who would take top spot if they beat Brentford later this evening.

[NaijaTimes]