Erling Haaland has potential to be best we've ever seen

HAT-TRICK HERO: Manchester City's Erling Haaland celebrates scoring their side's third goal of the game during the Premier League match at the Etihad Stadium, Manchester. Pic: Martin Rickett/PA Wire

There have been many outstanding strikers in Premier League history, from Alan Shearer to Thierry Henry and Eric Cantona to Ian Wright and now, of course, Harry Kane; but after only eight games it is not outrageous to suggest that Erling Haaland has the potential to be the best of the lot.

Football legacies are written in trophies and longevity, something that Pep Guardiola has been quick to point out, and Haaland has neither of those on his Premier League CV yet, of course.