Aguero: 'Haaland breaking my goalscoring record at City? I hope so'
Former Manchester City striker Sergio Aguero hailed Erling Haaland as a "phenomenon" and admitted he is rooting for the Norwegian to surpass his own goal-scoring record at the club.
Sergio Aguero admitted that he is rooting for Haaland to surpass his own goal-scoring record at Manchester City, hailing the Norway international as a "phenomenon". The Argentine is the club's all-time top goalscorer with 260 goals from 390 appearances during his 10 years at the Etihad.
But with less than three seasons at the Sky Blues, Erling Haaland has already closed the gap down to 141 between himself and Aguero. Despite City's on-pitch challenges this season, the 24-year-old has continued to find the net, currently counting 119 goals in 137 games for Pep Guardiola's side.
Asked about the possibility of Haaland breaking his record, Aguero said: "I hope so! He's a great player, he's very close. I think he can be the one to get close to the goals I have, or even pass me. That's a very nice thing in sport, and I hope that all those goals that he can score will help City to win titles."
The retired striker further told 'The Mirror: "I think he will have many more successes, with goals and with titles. The goals can give him a record which can stay in history. For me, he's a phenomenon, he's a great scorer and I hope he stays at City and scores a lot of goals."