Numbers behind Erling Haaland record show how he can score even more for Man City

"Of course this record will be broken sooner or later, maybe by him in the future. He will score a lot of goals."

That was the post-match verdict of Pep Guardiola after Erling Haaland scored his record-breaking 35th goal of his debut Premier League season - more than any other player has managed in a single campaign in the competition. With five games left to extend that record, Guardiola's prediction is ominous for the rest of the league.

Guardiola also warned Manchester City's rivals that Haaland can still improve, and listed areas where the Norwegian isn't prolific as well as where he is. Free kicks, for example, was an area Guardiola suggested could result in more goals.

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With 35 goals in 31 appearances, the numbers behind Haaland's record are frankly ridiculous. Martin Tyler's muted commentary as Haaland chipped the ball over Lukas Fabianski on Wednesday night to break the all-time record has been criticised - but Haaland has made such a normality of scoring that maybe it was a fitting tribute. He was always going to break the record. It was history, but not a surprise.

Haaland's 35 goals came from 108 shots, meaning he found the back of the net every three attempts on goal, attempting 3.4 shots per game. That is a rate of a goal every 71 minutes in the league, so if he plays every minute of the final five games of the season, he could have another six goals to extend his record.

And given Haaland has only completed 90 minutes in 20 of his 31 appearances, he could have added another four goals at his scoring rate. In all competitions, that number lowers to 68 minutes per goal - with 51 now across different competitions, and a