Erling Haaland became the fastest player to reach 20 Premier League goals as Manchester City overcame a stubborn Leeds to reduce Arsenal’s lead at the top of the table to five points.

20 Premier League Goals: Erling Haaland Sets New Epl Record
20 Premier League Goals: Erling Haaland Sets New Epl Record

Haaland scored twice in the second half, in the 51st and 64th minutes, following two assists from Jack Grealish

Those goals were the 19th and 20th of Haaland’s EPL career, coming in just his 14th appearance in the competition.

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Prior to Haaland, Kevin Phillips had held the record of being the quickest player to score 20 EPL goals.

Phillips needed 21 games to score the first 20 goals of his his Premier League career with Sunderland in the 1999/2000 season.

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