He also tried to deflect the personal accolades, agreeing he would swap all his goals for the Treble that City are currently chasing - of Premier League, Champions League and FA Cup. Haaland laughed the guard of honour was 'painful', telling Sky Sports: 'Everyone hit me on the back.' But Andy Cole and Alan Shearer are incredible strikers and I think he deserved it.'

This record will be broken sooner or later, maybe by him in the future, because he will score a lot of goals.

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Haaland's sublime chip over Lukasz Fabianski from Jack Grealish's through ball took him to 51 goals for the season in all competitions, 12 away from matching Dixie Dean's all-time best for goals in an English season.Īll the Norwegian's team-mates, plus Guardiola and his backroom team, lined up to acknowledge Haaland as he made his way to the dressing room. 'When there is a special occasion, we have to show how special it is,' said Guardiola. He had many of the world’s best players take part in matches on his television channel after he failed to secure the broadcasting rights for Australia’s home international matches from the Australian Cricket Board (ACB).īoth England and Australia opted not to select their World Series players during the stand-off between official and unofficial cricket and, when an agreement was reached between the ACB and Packer, it was marked by a three-match series in 1979/80.īecause of the shortened nature of the series, the MCC decreed that the Ashes were not at stake.He has passed the record previously shared by Alan Shearer and Andy Cole.

It was created by broadcasting magnate Kerry Packer. The 1977 series between the two sides in England, known as the Centenary Series, was won 3-0 by England and was the last before the onset of World Series Cricket a rival competition to official internationals.

It included 11 wickets for Lillee, a brilliant 174 from England batsman Derek Randall, 110 not out from Rodney Marsh, the first Australian wicketkeeper to score a Test hundred against England, and an unforgettable cameo from Australian batsman Rick McCosker, who returned to the crease to partner Marsh to his hundred despite suffering a broken jaw earlier in the match.

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