Erling Haaland’s penalty towards Brighton on Saturday meant he turned the fourth Metropolis participant to 100 purpose Premier League contributions since Pep Guardiola’s arrival.
We’ve scored a whopping 810 objectives in 333 English top-flight matches for the reason that Catalan moved to England in 2016.
That’s resulted in six titles from eight full campaigns up to now, together with a file setting four-in-a-row between 2021 and 2024.
Haaland’s purpose in final weekend’s draw took him to 84 strikes within the Premier League, mixed with 16 assists.
He did it in file time too, needing simply 94 appearances – whereas the earlier file holder Alan Shearer hit the landmark in 100 video games.
It meant Haaland joined an unique of contemporary Metropolis greats to contribute to not less than a 100 Premier League objectives beneath Guardiola’s stewardship.
Kevin De Bruyne, Raheem Sterling and Sergio Aguero are the one different gamers to be so closely concerned on the high finish of the pitch for our iconic boss.
Right here we’ll take a more in-depth take a look at the careers of every of the 4 gamers within the Premier League beneath Pep.
Kevin De Bruyne – 171 contributions in 251 video games
63 objectives, 108 assists
Our Participant of the 12 months within the season earlier than Pep arrived, De Bruyne was clearly going to be a key a part of Guardiola’s facet.
He’s gone on to be maybe the best playmaker in Premier League historical past. With 118 assists in complete, he’s second by way of all-time assisters within the division.
He reached 100 assists in file time, needing simply 237 video games when earlier file holder Cesc Fabregas had required 293.
He has received the Premier League’s Playmaker of the Season award – given to the person with essentially the most assists – 3 times and stays the one participant to have received it greater than as soon as.
His 20 in 2019/20 stays the joint-most in a single season with Thierry Henry in 2002/03.
In the meantime, he’s continued to be an everyday menace in entrance of purpose and is considered one of simply 18 males to attain 100 occasions for Metropolis.
He additionally turned the primary midfielder since Colin Bell to hit that landmark for Metropolis when he did so in April 2024.
Raheem Sterling – 125 contributions in 194 video games
85 objectives, 40 assists
One other participant that had been on the Etihad for a season earlier than Pep’s arrival, Guardiola moulded Sterling right into a winger with common output on the high finish of the pitch.
After seven objectives and 6 assists in 2016/17, Sterling’s impression within the last third went by the roof in Pep’s second season.
Sterling’s 18 objectives and 11 assists went an extended strategy to making the distinction between the third-placed facet of the earlier season and the record-breaking staff of 2017/18.
Consistency in entrance of purpose adopted over the subsequent 4 campaigns, together with his return of 20 in 2019/20 proving a career-high.
Sergio Aguero – 103 contributions in 125 video games
82 objectives, 21 assists
Aguero was already a Metropolis legend when Pep Guardiola arrived having been a star man in two Premier League titles.
The Argentinian remained one of many boss’ first names on the teamsheet till the top of the 2019/20 season, scoring 78 objectives throughout 4 campaigns.
He additionally chipped in with assists all through, registering a excessive of seven in 2018/19.
Erling Haaland – 100 contributions in 94 video games
84 objectives, 16 assists
The Norwegian has set an unimaginable tempo in terms of goalscoring in his first three phrases in Manchester.
2022/23 noticed him set a file for many objectives in a single season, hitting 36 and claiming the primary of two Golden Boots.
27 objectives adopted in 2023/24 as he led the best way to a different title, earlier than 21 to date on this marketing campaign.
He is greater than confirmed his value in terms of being a part of the build-up too, laying on eight assists in 2022/23, 5 final 12 months and three to date in 2024/25.