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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Sport
Andy Hampson

Pep Guardiola backs Erling Haaland to break Champions League goalscoring record

Erling Haaland (right) celebrates with manager Pep Guardiola (Mike Egerton/PA) - (PA Wire)

Pep Guardiola backed Erling Haaland to break the Champions League’s all-time scoring record after becoming the quickest player to reach 50 goals.

The Norway striker brought up his half-century in just his 49th appearance in the competition – smashing Ruud Van Nistelrooy’s previous record of 62 games – with the opener in City’s 2-0 defeat of 10-man Napoli on Thursday.

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