Haaland, 22, has scored 36 goals in 35 games this season, breaking Andy Cole and Alan Shearer’s previous record of 34 goals in a single Premier League campaign, which stood for nearly three decades.
The Norwegian was voted best player of the season by the public, captains of 20 Premier League clubs and a panel of soccer experts.
City players have won the award for four consecutive seasons, with Kevin De Bruyne receiving the honor in 2019-20 and 2021-22 and Ruben Diaz in 2020-21.
Haaland has withstood competition from De Bruyne, Arsenal players Bukayo Sac and Martin Odegaard, Manchester United player Marcus Rashford, Tottenham Hotspur striker Harry Kane and Newcastle United defender Kieran Trippier.
He was also named Football Writers’ Association Player of the Year with a record 82% of the vote.
Haaland will have a chance to add to his Premier League record on Sunday when City visit Brentford in the last game of the season.
As India prepares for their next assignment, the Intercontinental Cup, the captain addressed a virtual press conference convened this evening. It was an exciting and beautiful day in Calcutta, Kolkata. Now we need to make sure that we have justified all the hard work we have done, Chhetri noted on Saturday.
Although India will play in the Intercontinental Cup and then in the SAFF championship, the focus remains on the continental tournament, which will be held next January and February in Qatar.
India, ranked 101 in the latest FIFA rankings, will face a major test at the Asian Cup in Qatar. The team plays in the same club as Australia, Syria and Uzbekistan, all ranked much higher than India.
Chhetri also admits this, but hopes to draw inspiration from Morocco’s outsiders, who stunned Belgium, Spain and Portugal by reaching the semifinals of the 2022 World Cup.
At first glance, it’s a little more complicated than what it was last time. The Asian Cup is always going to be difficult. Even when we faced Thailand, the UAE and Bahrain last time, it was difficult. In some matches we performed well, in some moments we weren’t as good, especially in the second half against Bahrain. And getting ahead of ourselves, I will say that setting some huge goals for ourselves or the team would not be ideal. We are old.We will do our best to be as difficult an opponent as possible and show our best side.
In modern soccer, many teams that are outsiders have shown themselves to us. One name that comes to my mind is Morocco. And if you are a good team, you can make it hard for other teams to play against you. And that is our first and foremost goal. On paper, it looks a little more difficult than last time, said Chhetri.
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