Erling Haaland was on the losing side when he came up against Darwin Nunez at the Under-20 World Cup - but responded by scoring nine goals in a single game to walk away with the Golden Boot.
It’s that kind of ruthlessness that has seen Manchester City ’s new £51million striker heavily backed to finish next season as the Premier League ’s top goalscorer. Haaland is already 4/1 favourite to finish top of the finishers’ pile with bookmakers Betfair, ahead of current Golden Boot holders Mo Salah and Son Heung-min as well as Harry Kane, Cristiano Ronaldo and Nunez.
In fact, more than 40 percent of the wagers Betfair have taken on the race for goals have been placed on Haaland. Nunez is a relative outsider at 14/1.
