Dortmund star becomes fastest player to score 25 league goals, beats Ronaldo and Ibrahimovic to the record

- Erling Haaland is the fastest player to reach 25 goals in the league in all of Europe

- The Norwegian youngster beat Ronaldo and Ibrahimovic to reach the quarter of a century of goals

- The 20-year-old joined Dortmund and has been linked with a move to Manchester United

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Erling Haaland scored his 25th Bundesliga goal for Dortmund in 25 appearances during the 3-1 win over rivals RB Leipzig.

The Norwegian youngster has set a new record as the fastest player to score 25 goals in his first 25 league appearances in the German topflight division beating Uwe Seeler's record of 23.

Haaland currently averages a goal in every 75 minutes and the likes of Robert Lewandowski and Gerd Muller have not been able to match the tally.

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The 20-year-old is now the fastest player to score 25 goals in one league during the 21st century beating Cristiano Ronaldo, Zlatan Ibrahimovic, and Kevin Philips' record.

Here is a list of the fastest player to have scored goals since the year 200:

30. Mohamed Salah (Liverpool, 2017/18) - 40 matches

=27. Julio Baptista (Sevilla, 2004/05) - 39 matches

=27. Ruud van Nistelrooy (Man Utd, 2002/03) - 39 matches

=27. Carlos Tevez (Juventus, 2014/15) - 39 matches

=21. Pauleta (Bordeaux, 2001/02) - 38 matches

=21. Diego Forlan (Villarreal, 2004/05) - 28 matches

=21. Dario Cvitanich (Nice, 2013/14) - 38 matches

=21. Sergio Aguero (Man City, 2012/13) - 38 matches

=21. Cristiano Ronaldo (Juventus, 2019/20) - 38 matches

=21. Romelu Lukaku (Inter Milan, 2019/20) - 38 matches

=17. Grafie (Wolfsburg, 2008/09) - 37 matches

=17. Radamel Falcao (AS Monaco, 2016/17) - 37 matches

=17. Luis Suarez (Barcelona, 2015/16) - 37 matches

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=17. Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Arsenal, 2018/19) - 37 matches

=12. Roy Makaay (Bayern Munich, 2004/05) - 36 matches

=12. Marek Mintal (Nuremberg, 2005/06) - 36 matches

=12. Ruud van Nistelrooy (Real Madrid, 2006/07) - 36 matches

=12. Mario Balotelli (Nice, 2017/18) - 36 matches

=12. Radamel Falcao (Atletico Madrid, 2012/13) - 36 matches

=9. Fernando Torres (Liverpool, 2008/09) - 34 matches

=9. Catanha (Celta Vigo, 2000/01) - 34 matches

=9. Arjen Robben (Bayern Munich, 2010/11) - 34 matches

=6. Luca Toni (Bayern Munich, 2008/09) - 33 matches

=6. Andriy Shevchenko (AC Milan, 2000/01) - 33 matches

=6. Diego Milito (Inter Milan, 2009/10) - 33 matches

=4. Cristiano Ronaldo (Real Madrid, 2009/10) - 27 matches

=4. Neymar (Paris Saint-Germain, 2018/19) - 27 matches

=2. Kevin Phillips (Sunderland, 1999/2000) - 26 matches

=2. Zlatan Ibrahimovic (Paris Saint-Germain, 2012/13) - 26 matches

1. Erling Haaland (Borussia Dortmund, 2020/21) - 25 matches

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Meanwhile, Legit.ng had earlier reported that Robert Lewandowski is grateful for working with Jurgen Klopp during their four years at Borussia Dortmund.

The Poland striker described the German boss as a "bad teacher in the best sense of the word"and added that the Liverpool manager is also a father figure to him.

The duo shared a strong bond together and used an example from the 2011/12 season to illustrate their relationship.

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