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Pep Guardiola lauds 'special striker' Erling Haaland after he broke the Premier League's single season goal record in Man City's 3-0 win over West Ham, as the manager challenges his Norwegian star to beat his tally again in years to come Manchester City beat West Ham 3-0 to go top of the Premier League table Erling Haaland scored one, taking him to a record 35 in the league this season Pep Guardiola has now challenged the 22-year-old to break his own record

By Jack Gaughan For The Dailymail

Published: 00:50 BST, 4 May 2023 | Updated: 00:50 BST, 4 May 2023

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Pep Guardiola challenged Erling Haaland to break his own Premier League record after the Manchester City forward rewrote the history books last night.

Haaland's deft clip to take this game away from West Ham United was his 35th league goal of the season - surpassing a record shared by Andrew Cole and Alan Shearer.

The Norwegian now has the most goals in a top-flight season since Southampton's Ron Davies scored 37 times in 1967.

Haaland was given a guard of honour by City's entire squad and backroom staff as he made