Erling Haaland: Man City star's dominance leads to PL 'Silver Boot' suggestion

Erling Haaland’s form since arriving at Manchester City from Borussia Dortmund over the summer has been simply ridiculous.

The giant Norwegian striker has already plundered 19 goals in 12 games for the reigning Premier League champions – and he’s barely appeared to break a sweat in the process.

The man is an absolute cheat code at present. Already the fastest man to hit three top-flight hat-tricks by an absolute mile, Haaland looks primed to destroy a host of other records before the season is done.

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To a Premier League striker, the Golden Boot (the prize awarded to the season’s top scorer) is one of the most prized individual accolades in all of the game.

Last season, the award was shared by Liverpool’s Mo Salah and Tottenham’s Son Heung-min, who each notched 23 goals across the entire campaign.

Barely two months into the season, Haaland is only 10 goals short of exceeding that total. Barring injury, the 22-year-old is a shoo-in for this year’s trophy.

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Haaland should sail past the 2021/22 total by Christmas if he continues to show anything like his current form.

The ease with which the striker has turned the Premier League into his personal playground has even prompted rival supporters to start up petitions to have him removed from the competition to give other teams a chance to compete.

That sentiment isn’t necessarily surprising from fans, but when fellow players start making the same point, you know we’re in unchartered territory.

Speaking to West Ham’s Mikhail Antonio the BBC’s Footballer’s Football podcast, Newcastle and England frontman Callum Wilson conceded that the rest of