Manchester City's Erling Haaland became the first player to score 33 goals in 38 Premier League games with his strike against Arsenal on Wednesday April 26. The Norwegian broke Mohamed Salah's record of 32 goals in 38 games in the Premier League.

The 22-year-old striker scored the fourth goal in City's 4-1 win over Arsenal at the Etihad. Kevin De Bruyne opened the scoring for Cityzens in the seventh minute before John Stones made it 2-0 in the first half.

De Bruyne scored City's second goal of the night in the 54th minute. After Rob Holding pulled one back for the visitors in the 86th minute, Haaland stepped up in injury time to make it 4-1. He has now scored 49 goals in all competitions this season.

Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta praised Haaland ahead of the match, telling the media (via Times Live):

"When you look at the numbers, there is no comparison with anybody else. He is able to produce that as well because the set-up is done in the right way for him. Even with him, they have the capacity to play in a different way."

Similarly, Manchester City took a big step to defend their Premier League title with a win. They have 73 points from 31 games and are only two points behind Arsenal having played two games less.

Erling Haaland's Manchester City match against Arsenal in numbers

As Erling Haaland broke the Premier League goalscoring record in his first season in England against Arsenal, here is a detailed look at his performance in numbers.

In scoring, he assisted De Bruyne's two goals on the night. He also gave different options to the City building so they could approach him directly from their guard or defenders.

The 22-year-old also completed two dribbles and 16 passes, including three key passes. He also won four of his five duels on the ground and three of his four aerial duels. All in all, it was a great performance from the Norwegian and an important game for Manchester City.