Erling Haaland made history as the Manchester City striker became the fastest player to reach 100 Premier League goals in a remarkable 5-4 win against Fulham on Tuesday.

Haaland's clinical finish in the first half at Craven Cottage took him to his century in just 111 league appearances for City.

He shattered the previous record set by former Newcastle and Blackburn star Alan Shearer, who took 124 matches to reach 100 goals.

"It's huge and I'm really proud. Of course it's a massive thing, 100 club is a nice thing to be in and I'm happy," Haaland said.

"I knew about the record, that's what I tried to do. I try to help the team scoring goals, that's my job."

After Haaland's landmark, Phil Foden scored twice to help City race into a 5-1 lead.

But Fulham scored three times in a furious second half fightback that fell just short when Josh King's shot was cleared off the line by Josko Gvardiol in the final seconds.

Second-placed City moved within two points of leaders Arsenal, who host Brentford in their game in hand on Wednesday.

City have won 19 consecutive meetings with Fulham in all competitions, the longest winning run by a team against any opponent in English football history.

Yet after squandering a two-goal advantage in their last-gasp 3-2 win against Leeds on Saturday, City boss Pep Guardiola will be concerned by the latest meltdown from his leaky defence.

If City are to overhaul Arsenal and win the seventh English title of the Guardiola era, they will need Haaland to maintain his astonishingly prolific form.

Haaland had failed to score in his previous three games against Newcastle, Bayer Leverkusen and Leeds.

The 25-year-old, signed from Borussia Dortmund in 2022, ended that mini-drought with the latest milestone in his glittering City career.

Of Haaland's 100 goals, 71 came with his left foot and 17 with his head. "When you're a striker for Man City you should be delivering great numbers," he said.

Haaland still has a long way to go to break Shearer's most significant record, with the former England captain holding the Premier League's all-time scoring mark on 260 goals.

"I know about it but I don't think too much about it," he said. (AFP)