Jamie Carragher has expressed his amazement at Erling Haaland’s goalscoring record for Manchester City, saying: “I have never seen anything like it.”
The former footballer was commenting on the Norwegian striker’s outstanding return in the current season. Haaland has scored five goals in five appearances for Manchester City across all competitions, giving him a goal-per-game record at this stage of the campaign.
The 26-year-old has found the net in each of the five matches he has played for Manchester City this season. His numbers have prompted Carragher to assess the scale of the striker’s attacking contribution and highlight the consistency of his finishing.
Haaland’s record is particularly striking because it has been achieved across every competition in which he has featured so far this season. His total currently stands at five goals from five matches, meaning every appearance has produced a goal.
Carragher’s reaction underlines the impression made by that early return. Rather than focusing on a single performance, his assessment relates to the overall scoring rate recorded by Haaland after his first five games.
The Norwegian remains under contract with Manchester City until 2034. That agreement represents a long-term commitment between the striker and the club, with Haaland’s current deal extending for many more seasons.
His market value has also been placed at a significant level. Transfermarkt currently estimates Haaland’s value at 220 million euros.
That valuation reflects the status attached to a 26-year-old forward who has already scored five times in five matches during the current campaign. However, the figures available from this season remain limited to those five appearances and goals: five games, five goals, in all competitions.
For Carragher, that sequence has been enough to produce a strong reaction. His words capture the unusual nature of Haaland’s start, with the Manchester City striker maintaining a perfect one-goal-per-appearance record so far.
Haaland’s next matches will determine whether he can continue at the same rate, but his opening figures have already established the central point of Carragher’s assessment. After five games, Manchester City’s forward has scored five goals, and the former footballer says he has never witnessed anything similar.