Erling Haaland looks to be running away with the Premier League Golden Boot just two months into the season, although Tottenham Hotspur striker Harry Kane doesn't see it that way.
Haaland has enjoyed a remarkable start to his Manchester City career, scoring 15 goals in his first nine Premier League outings. His second-half strike in City's 4-0 defeat of Southampton on Saturday broke another record: no player had ever reached 15 goals so quickly during their first season in the league.
City's 22-year-old striker has scored seven more league goals than anyone else this season, including Kane who is second in the goal standings with eight. Kane has won the Premier League Golden Boot award on three occasions, the most recent coming in 2020/21 when he netted 23 times in 35 matches.
It already looks impossible for anyone to overtake Haaland in the scoring charts, although Tottenham and England striker Kane is not so sure.
"There is a long way to go," he said after scoring the only goal of the game in Spurs' 1-0 win at Brighton on Saturday.
"Obviously [there are] some top players in the league but I'm feeling good, so it is nice to keep getting on the scoresheet, especially important goals to help the team win."
Kane was substituted late on in Tottenham's win after taking a blow to the ankle. The striker - who City tried to sign in the summer of 2021 - has a history of ankle complaints, but he reassured both Spurs and England fans that the issue is nothing serious.
"Yeah, [it is] just a knock I think. A sore one but definitely worth it when you win the game," he said.
Haaland and Kane are yet to go head-to-head this season, after City's home fixture against Spurs was postponed as the UK entered a period of mourning following the death of Queen Elizabeth II. City are due to travel to the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium - a ground they are yet to win at - on February 4.