Erling Haaland is using the frustration of being forced to watch the World Cup on TV as motivation to score even more goals in the Premier League this season.
It is the fastest anyone has reached the total, seven games earlier than the next quickest - Sunderland's Kevin Phillips in 1999-2000 - and would have been enough to secure a share of the Golden Boot in five Premier League campaigns.
Worryingly for City's top flight rivals, manager Pep Guardiola says Haaland is currently "not at his best".
"I've been at home, being a bit mad that I'm not playing at the World Cup," Haaland told Amazon Prime.