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Manchester City’s Haaland has been described as a goalscoring beast that does not sleep until he scores.
Premier League legend Alan Shearer has described Manchester City star Erling Haaland as a goalscoring machine following his latest heroics for the club.
The Premier League record scorer made the statement after Haaland went on a rampage against Burnley in the quarterfinal of the FA Cup on Saturday.
He scored another hat-trick to lead Manchester City to a remarkable 6-0 destruction of the Clarets at the Etihad to book a place at Wembley.
Julian Alvarez, who scored a brace, and Cole Palmer were the other scorers on the day as the Cityzens made it a hostile return for club legend Vincent Kompany and his Championship leaders, Burnley.
Haaland a goalscoring machine
The performance against Burnley on Saturday was the second time in as many matches Haaland will go on a goal rush for Manchester City.
Four days earlier, the 22-year-old scored five goals to inspire Manchester City to a brilliant 7-0 defeat of RB Leipzig en route to the Champions League quarterfinal.
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But his display and performance against Burnley saw the Premier League record scorer, Shearer, describe the Norwegian superstar as a machine that does not sleep until he scores.
"Haaland is a beast," Premier League legend Shearer said per BBC Sports. "He is a goalscoring machine. He lives and breathes goals.'
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"If he doesn't score he doesn't sleep at night. He wants another one, then another one, then another one.
"He's fantastic, and this team must be a dream with the chances they create. He might get 50 goals, maybe even 60. It's bonkers."
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Haaland joins elite
Following his latest hat-trick, Haaland took his tally for the season to six hat-tricks.
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He has now scored 43 goals in all competitions this campaign for Manchester City, becoming the sixth Premier League player to score 40 or more goals in a single season.
Haaland is also the first player since Harry Kane (41) and Mohamed Salah (44) to reach 40 or more goals since both did so in 2017-18.
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