Erling Haaland has taken just one season to set a new Premier League record of 35 goals in a single campaign to make a mockery of the idea that it takes time for new arrivals to settle in the English top flight. 

The Norwegian powerhouse showed his swiftness of foot and subtlety in front of goal by racing clear to score City’s second in a 3-0 win over West Ham on Wednesday that put the English champions back on top of the table.