Manchester City ahead Erling Haaland has been named the Premier League’s Player of the Month for August after scoring 9 objectives in 5 video games in an excellent begin to his profession in England.
Haaland, 22, bagged a brace on his league debut towards West Ham United and scored as soon as at Newcastle United earlier than hitting consecutive hat-tricks towards Crystal Palace and Nottingham Forest as City gained 4 of their opening 5 video games. The Norwegian, who joined City from Borussia Dortmund, beat competitors from Arsenal duo Gabriel Jesus and Martin Odegaard in addition to Fulham striker Aleksandar Mitrovic amongst others to win the award.
According to Opta, solely former Liverpool striker Luis Suarez has scored extra objectives in a single month within the Premier League, with 10 objectives in Dec. 2013.
What a begin to life within the #PL 👏@ErlingHaaland is August’s @EASPORTSFIFA Player of the Month after 9️⃣ objectives in his first 5️⃣ matches!#PLAwards | @ManCity pic.twitter.com/s22u5xFoQn
— Premier League (@premierleague) September 16, 2022
“I am delighted to win this award for the first time – it was an incredible start of the season for the team and I am grateful to everyone who voted,” Haaland stated in a press release.
“We all wanted to hit the ground running this season, so winning four games out of five was a great start for us in what is the most challenging competition in the world. I am happy to have played my part by scoring goals. “Hopefully, I can continue to support the team … and carry on our strong start to the season.”
City are second within the league standings after six video games with 14 factors, one behind leaders Arsenal. They will journey to Wolverhampton Wanderers on Saturday.
