Erling Haaland issues a promise to Arsenal during the Premier League title race

According to Erling Haaland, Manchester City will "hunt down" Arsenal, who has reached 20 league goals faster than anyone else in Premier League history. Haaland has reached the milestone in only 14 Premier League games and is on the verge of breaking the record of 33 Premier League goals in a season set by Alan Shearer and Andy Cole.

The Blues hitman said that after their double reduced Arsenal's lead to five points, City was aiming to catch Mikel Arteta's side atop the league. In the dressing room, I mentioned I could have scored five goals, but winning matters most. I don't want to reveal my target. We'll find out who becomes the best team now.

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Motivated to do even better at the World Cup

It has been a relentless start for Arsenal, as they have only dropped points in two of their 15 games. This leaves little room for error for Manchester City. Arsenal came from behind to defeat West Ham on Boxing Day, opening up an eight-point lead.

When Haaland signed from Borussia Dortmund in the summer, he broke Premier League records and scored three hat-tricks, including one in the Manchester derby. However, he took a long break after his team did not qualify for the World Cup. Haaland scored 26 goals in all competitions and says watching the World Cup motivated him to perform even better. "I have been at home, a little frustrated I haven't gone to the World Cup," he said.

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The impact of Haaland is even greater

Seeing other people score to win games at the World Cup got me pumped, motivated, and irritated. He says Haaland is even more devastating because he hasn't recovered from injury. Pep Guardiola is more hungry and more ready than ever. He can do a little better, but I'm still satisfied with him. He said, "I think he can do a little better."

Despite remaining two points above the drop zone, Leeds boss Jesse Marsch feels they need to be braver on the pitch. He said that despite the quality issue, we needed to be braver. We won much of the ball in the first half but gave it away too easily.