Haaland

Cesc Fabregas believes Manchester City having Erling Haaland and Julian Alvarez in their attack is not 'very fair' to others in the Premier League.

The Norwegian has scored an incredible 23 goals in 18 matches thus far in the season. Alvarez started in six out of seven of Argentina's World Cup matches and was their second highest goalscorer with four goals after Lionel Messi. Alvarez, on the other hand, has netted seven times in 20 appearances.

Cesc Fabregas believes Manchester City having Erling Haaland and Julian Alvarez in their attack is not 'very fair' to others in the Premier League.

The Norwegian has scored an incredible 23 goals in 18 matches thus far in the season. Alvarez started in six out of seven of Argentina's World Cup matches and was their second highest goalscorer with four goals after Lionel Messi. Alvarez, on the other hand, has netted seven times in 20 appearances.

Former Arsenal and Chelsea midfielder Cesc Fabregas believes Manchester City having Erling Haaland and Julian Alvarez in their side is not "very fair" to ...

[Haaland](https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/all-about/erling-haaland), who was not in action in the Middle East after Norway failed to qualify for the tournament, is currently the Premier League's top goalscorer. "We are in a difficult [position]. The 22-year-old has also scored twice in the Champions League this season. Four or five players [are here] so we have to see how and when they [all] come back. The 22-year-old started in six out of seven matches and finished as the South American side's second-highest goalscorer behind Lionel Messi - having scored four goals in Qatar. The [City](https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/all-about/manchester-city-fc) forward has registered 23 goals and three assists in 18 matches in all competitions since arriving at the Etihad in the summer.

Premier League top scorer Erling Haaland is looking forward to getting back to work after a few lonely months at Manchester City.

THE BIGGER PICTURE: Haaland hasn't featured competitively since November 12 due to the World Cup break, which may just be bad news for the rest of the Premier League. Premier League football is set to return after the conclusion of the World Cup and one player in particular is bound to be in the spotlight again after missing out on the showpiece in Qatar. Haaland has taken the English top flight by storm since arriving in the summer from Borussia Dortmund but failed to qualify for the World Cup with Norway.

Records really are in his sights. He needs only 15 more goals in City's remaining 24 matches to break the 38-game Premier League season scoring record, and 17 ...

We calculate he has a 40.2% (6/4) chance of winning the 'without Haaland' golden boot. According to the EXTREME calculations, Haaland has a 0.9% chance of finishing the season with 60 or more goals! In odds terms, the LIKELY simulations make it 2.65 (33/20) he hits 40, and 111.0 (110/1) he scores 50 or more. Infogol gives him a 13.2% (13/2) chance of winning this race. Second behind the Tottenham striker on the scoring charts is fellow Englishman Ivan Toney who has 10 goals to his name. We are committed in our support of safer gambling. Players to definitely swerve in the market are Phil Foden (bookies 25/1=3.8%, Infogol 0.3%=332/1), James Maddison (bookies 33/1=2.9%, Infogol 0.7%=142/1) and Roberto Firmino (bookies 25/1=3.8%, Infogol 0.8%=124/1). [Sporting Life readers are on at 80/1 pre-season](https://www.sportinglife.com/football/news/golden-boot-tips-premier-league-top-goalscorer-best-bets-and-preview-for-202223-season/202289) - has nine goals for Fulham and is priced at 22/1 (4.3%) with William Hill in the 'without Haaland' market, meaning the Serbian striker also represents value. Records really are in his sights. There is a 90.4% chance Haaland scores 33 goals or more according to the LIKELY projection, and the EXTREME calculation makes it a near certainty at 99.8%. [a league-leading 1.01 expected goals (xG) per 95 minutes](https://www.infogol.net/en/leagues/english-premier-league-top-goalscorers-2022-23/434), it seems incredibly likely this will happen, especially in this season of all seasons with Haaland set to be incredibly fresh and injury-free come the restart of the campaign. [potentially record-breaking season](https://www.sportinglife.com/football/news/erling-haaland-when-will-manchester-city-striker-break-records/204227), has been shunted out of the spotlight in the last month by the [World Cup.](https://www.sportinglife.com/football/world-cup)