Micah Richards makes Fantasy Premier League claim about Man City star Erling Haaland

Mohamed Salah's Premier League goal record for a single season is in severe danger of being broken by Erling Haaland this season.

That's according to former Manchester City star Micah Richards, who has been shocked at just how well Haaland has started at the Etihad. The Norwegian sensation has a remarkable 20 goals to his name already this season, with 15 coming in the Premier League.

Haaland has reached that tally after just nine matches, if he carried on at that rate of scoring for the rest of the campaign he would nearly double Salah's record for the number of goals in a single season of 32. The 22-year-old has 31 games left to break the record and it seems inevitable that he will blaze beyond it.

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“I think he [Erling Haaland] can score at least 30 league goals this season,” Richards told Fantasy Football Hub. “We all expected him to prove to be a big hit in this country but to have started the season in the fashion he has shows we’ve got a superstar on our hands.

"His start to life at Manchester City has been so impressive that we’re now all expecting him to score every week, and if he doesn’t then we’re all surprised, which is not how you’d judge most goalscorers! It’s testament to his fantastic abilities in front of goal.”

"Haaland’s already scored 15 times in the league this season and providing he stays fit, you’ve got to think Salah’s record is in danger. He’s not far off half-way and we’ve only had nine games! To even be discussing this at this stage of the season seems quite surreal, but his start has been so stunning that it already looks a real possibility.”

Unsurprisingly, the vast majority of Fantasy Football players have Haaland in their side and Richards