Jump to contentAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleErling Haaland scored a brace to guide Manchester City to a 2-0 victory over Porto in their Champions League opener, elevating him to the club's third leading all-time goalscorer. Following the match, former Liverpool defender Jamie Carragher backed the Norwegian striker on CBS Sports to eventually surpass 1,000 career goals and become the greatest goalscorer of all time. Carragher highlighted that Haaland's remarkable consistency and prolific output make extraordinary feats, such as scoring twice away in Europe, feel like a routine occurrence. The forward has already compiled an astonishing record of 322 goals in 407 senior club appearances, alongside 62 goals in 55 international caps for Norway. Manchester City and Haaland will turn their focus back to domestic action next as they prepare to visit rivals Manchester United in the Manchester derby on Sunday. In fullJamie Carragher tips Erling Haaland to achieve historic milestone after Champions League doubleMore bulletinsThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in
Erling Haaland backed by Jamie Carragher to become greatest goalscorer ever
Jump to contentAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleErling Haaland scored a brace to guide Manchester City to a 2-0 victory over Porto in their Champions League opener, elevating him to the club's third leading all-time goalscorer. Following the match, former Liverpool defender Jamie Carragher backed the Norwegian striker on CBS Sports to eventually surpass 1,000 career goals and become the greatest goalscorer of all time. Carragher highlighted that Haaland's remarkable consistency and prolific output make extraordinary feats, such as scoring twice away in Europe, feel like a routine occurrence. The forward has already compiled an astonishing record of 322 goals in 407 senior club appearances, alongside 62 goals in 55 international caps for Norway. Manchester City and Haaland will turn their focus back to domestic action next as they prepare to visit rivals Manchester United in the Manchester derby on Sunday. In fullJamie Carragher tips Erling Haaland to achieve historic milestone after Champions League doubleMore bulletinsThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in
