Erling Haaland’s remarkable scoring spree continued on Saturday with both goals in Manchester City’s 2-1 win over Brentford, taking his club tally to 99 in 103 appearances in all competitions.

The Norway striker was a doubt ahead of the match following the death of a family friend but started at the Etihad and was soon among the goals to turn the game around, underlining what a sheer force of nature he is.

Haaland is also on the cusp of another record: the quickest player ever to score 100 goals for a club. He has one more match to take the record outright on 104 appearances, or another to equal Cristiano Ronaldo’s 100 in 105 appearances for Real Madrid.

The statistics make for incredible reading:

1. More Premier League goals (72) than Premier League appearances (70).

2. More goals (nine) than every other team in the Premier League this season

3. More Premier League goals than seven clubs who have played in the competition: Cardiff (66), Blackpool (55), Huddersfield Town (50), Luton (52), Swindon (47) and Barnsley (37) and Bradford (68).

4. Since his debut in English football, he has just six Premier League goals fewer (72) than Everton (78), who have played eight games more.

5. First player in Premier League history to score nine goals in the opening four games of a season.

6. Most goals in all competitions (52 in 2022-23) as a Premier League player — more than Mohamed Salah in 2017-18 and Ruud van Nistelrooy in 2002-03 (both 44).

7. Holds the record for most goals in a single Premier League season with 36 in 35 games in 2022-23.

8. Has scored against all 23 opponents he has faced in the Premier League.

9. Quickest to 50 Premier League goals with 48 appearances. Andy Cole closest with 65.

City take on Inter Milan on Wednesday before facing Arsenal at the Etihad next Sunday.