[Getty Images]BBCWed, December 3, 2025 at 10:17 AM UTC·2 min readBernardo Silva says team-mate Erling Haaland can go down as the "best player that ever played" in the Premier League after the Norway international became the fastest player to reach 100 goals in the division's history.
Haaland's strike in the chaotic 5-4 win over Fulham on Tuesday meant he reached his century in 111 league games, 13 fewer than it took previous record holder Alan Shearer.
AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisement"I couldn't watch Alan Shearer because I was too young and don't remember that," Silva said post-match.
"From my experience Erling is still so young and can be the best player that ever played in the Premier League if he keeps doing what he's been doing.
"I am really happy for him. Since the moment he arrived at this club he has been a fundamental piece to everything that we achieved.
"It's just so good to have him with us. He is still so young so he can achieve everything that he wants if he keeps that hunger he has inside him and hopefully he does."
AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementHaaland has scored 336 career goals for club and country in all competitions and in 2024 levelled Cristiano Ronaldo's record at Real Madrid for the fewest games needed to reach 100 goals in a major European league.
However, he has a long way to go to chase down Ronaldo's 952 career goals.
"Cristiano is the best goalscorer in the history of the game," Silva said when asked if Haaland can surpass the Portugal legend in goalscoring terms.
"You never know if someone in the future can beat that but it's hard to compare a 40-year-old player who has already had a full career against a 25-year-old. Erling still has 15 years.
"Erling is on a path where he can beat these records definitely. And then the discussion is up there."
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