Gary Neville makes Erling Haaland claim after Man City star matches Cristiano Ronaldo record

Gary Neville was near raving astir Erling Haaland aft the brilliance of his historical onslaught against Arsenal connected Sunday, praising him for his "dismissive" decorativeness that takes him level with Cristiano Ronaldo arsenic the quickest to 100 goals

Gary Neville hailed Erling Haaland for his "utter devastation" successful scoring Manchester City's opening extremity against Arsenal connected Sunday to notch the 100th onslaught of his vocation astatine the Etihad.

Haaland was a cardinal fig successful City's thrilling 2-2 gully against the Gunners connected Sunday day arsenic helium finished superbly to enactment his broadside up and past was progressive successful a heated clash with Arsenal players astatine the extremity of the game.

But his archetypal extremity was superb arsenic helium collected a done shot from Savinho, raced past Gabriel and William Saliba earlier toe-poking the shot past David Raya successful goal.

It was the Norwegian's 10th extremity of the play already and it marked a period successful conscionable 105 games - meaning helium is present the joint-fastest subordinate to scope 100 goals, matching a grounds held by Cristiano Ronaldo. Both players person completed the feat successful 105 games.

Neville was near raving astir Haaland aft the brilliance of his historical strike, praising him for his "dismissive" finish.

"That is implicit and utter devastation successful footballing terms!" the erstwhile Man United defender said connected commentary work for Sky Sports.

"Brilliant from Savinho but arsenic soon arsenic you spot Haaland constituent to that space, the acceleration from the 2 champion centre backs successful the state is unbelievable. The poke past Raya is dismissive."

Haaland's extremity was the opening of a brainsick crippled that saw a superb equaliser from Riccardo Calafiori from scope - a extremity that Pep Guardiola was truthful furious astir that helium kicked his seat successful the dugout. The Spaniard felt Arsenal's escaped footwear successful the build-up should person been taken 10 yards distant from the archetypal foul.

After Gabriel Magalhaes equalised, Arsenal were near with an uphill task arsenic Leandro Trossard was sent disconnected for a 2nd yellowish conscionable earlier the break.

City searched for a breakthrough for overmuch of the 2nd fractional but were near frustrated arsenic Arsenal sat backmost - earlier yet getting their equaliser done John Stones - with Haaland riling up the visitors by throwing the shot against the caput of Gabriel.

Haaland was past progressive successful a immense clash betwixt the 2 teams arsenic Gabriel Jesus stepped successful to quadrate up to the Norwegian.

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