May 13, 2023
In his extraordinary debut campaign in the Premier League, Erling Haaland has scored 35 goals in 32 league games, and 51 goals in 47 games for Manchester City in all competitions.
The latter stat is the second most goals scored by any player in the top flight of English football, prompting comparisons between Haaland and the only man ahead of him - Dixie Dean.
So in this video, HITC Sevens takes a look at the life and times of Dixie Dean, the perils of comparing past and present players, and some of the discourse that has surrounded Dean's record-breaking season at Everton.
By HITC Sevens
