Erling Haaland backed to overtake Cristiano Ronaldo and make all-time football history

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Erling Haaland has been tipped to become the highest scorer in football history.The Manchester City striker has already scored five goals in all competitions this season.Haaland has been backed to become football’s all-time leading scorerGettyHis latest strikes, a brace against Porto on Tuesday, have seen the 26-year-old tipped to surpass Cristiano Ronaldo’s scoring feats.The five-time Ballon d’Or winner is currently the all-time leading scorer in the history of the sport with 979 goals for club and country.Haaland’s Champions League double has taken his career tally to 364 goals in 440 matches, with Ronaldo having played 890 more times.Haaland backed to become all-time greattalkSPORT’s Darren Bent believes the Norway forward can go on to make history, though.