ERLING HAALAND thanked his teammates in a dressing room speech after setting a new record tally of Premier League goals in a season.<br /><br />The Norwegian superstar bagged his 35th strike in just 31 Prem appearances during last night's 3-0 win over West Ham.<br /><br />Haaland's chip saw him overtake the previous record tally of 34 - set by Andy Cole and Alan Shearer during the 1993-94 and 1994-95 campaigns respectively.<br /><br />The 22-year-old received a guard of honor from his teammates as he left the pitch - later describing it as "really painful" as his pals whacked him on the back.<br /><br />Once back in the dressing room, Haaland thanked his teammates in a brief speech.<br /><br />He said: "I don't know what more to say but I'm really happy and thank you guys so much."<br /><br />Haaland then smiled cheekily as he was applauded by his Man City pals.<br /><br />Asked about the guard of honor while appearing on Sky Sports after the match, the striker said: "It was a nice feeling... like every single goal I score.<br /><br />"Especially to win the game is also really important for anyone."<br /><br />While being shown the moment he ran through the guard of honor, Haaland added: "And it was really painful, this guard of honor as you can see there now.<br /><br />"Everyone hit me in the back so it was really painful but it was a nice thing and I'm really happy."<br /><br />Haaland later took to social media to thank his fans, writing: " Premier League goals.<br /><br />"A big thank you to everyone for the support, nothing happens without you all, we don't stop here!"<br /><br />Haaland still has five matches left in which to extend his record even further.<br /><br />After the game, manager Pep Guardiola gushed: "He is a joy. Everyone is happy to have him with us.<br /><br />"This record will be broken sooner or later, maybe by him in the future, because he will score a lot of goals.<br /><br />"But Andy Cole and Alan Shearer are incredible strikers and I think he deserved it."
