Haaland, 22, played in his first Premier League game at the London Stadium and led City to a 2-0 win over the Hammers with a stunning double. 2 Manchester City star Erling Haaland hits the post on his Premier League debut 2 Alan Shearer trolled Manchester City star Erling Haaland on TwitterCredit: pixel8000 The forward has been on fire since bursting onto the scene with Red Bull Salzburg in 2019 and scored a total of 29 goals in 27 games in Austria before moving to Borussia Dortmund in 2020. The Norway international, 22, proved his Salzburg goals were no fluke as he scored a further 86 goals in 89 appearances for Dortmund before moving to the Etihad this summer. Many expect goal machine Haaland to take the Premier League by storm and maybe even break records. But 260-goal scorer Shearer put Haaland in his place with a cheeky message on Twitter after his double. The Newcastle legend reminded the Norwegian sensation that he still has a long way to go to equal his Premier League record. Shearer tweeted: “@ErlingHaaland 258 more!!!!” However, former England international BBC colleague Gary Lineker believes Haaland will make his mark in the top flight. Lineker predicted centre-forward’s goal tally to be ‘massive’ FREE BET AND SIGN UP OFFERS – BEST NEW CUSTOMER OFFERS The Match of the Day pundit tweeted: “Unstoppable is @ErlingHaaland. A proper striker whose goal numbers will be massive. A truly amazing talent.” While Sun columnist Piers Morgan wrote: “Haaland is incredible.” Haaland and Shearer had the chance to meet recently ahead of the former’s City debut. The star forward shared a snap on Instagram of himself and the Blackburn legend and hinted that he sought goal advice ahead of the biggest challenge of his career. Haaland posted: “Got some advice from this guy today.”
