Erling Haaland might be the best forward of all time one day but, for now, that title belongs to Lionel Messi, according to Pep Guardiola.
Erling Haaland scored a hat-trick in Manchester City's 4-1 thrashing of Ipswich Town on Saturday, bringing his goal tally for the season up to four in two matches and his total number of Premier League goals up to 67 in 68 appearances. He's not only on track to be the most prolific goalscorer in Premier League history; he's well on his way to becoming one of the greatest goalscorers of all time.
'The most incredible forward I have ever seen is Messi — I've never said something like that,' Guardiola told beIN SPORTS on Saturday when asked if Haaland is the 'most complete' center forward he's ever seen. Messi scored 211 goals in 219 matches under Guardiola at FC Barcelona and recorded 94 assists. He's still Barcelona's all-time leading goalscorer and the top goalscorer in La Liga history with 474 goals; Cristiano Ronaldo is second with 311 goals.
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