Man City fans have a theory behind why Erling Haaland looked so emotional after scoring his 50th goal of the season

Fans think they know why Erling Haaland cut a hugely emotional figure after scoring in Manchester City's win against Fulham on Sunday.

Haaland took just three minutes to find the back of the net at Craven Cottage as he coolly slotted home a penalty to bring up his 34th goal in the Premier League this season.

His strike also brought up his 50th goal in all competitions as he enjoys an ultra-prolific campaign following his move from Borussia Dortmund last summer.

And the Norwegian phenom seemed emotional after scoring his latest goal, with fans on social media believing they know the reason behind his poignant reaction.

Sunday marked the one year anniversary of the tragic passing of Mino Raiola and people online reckon the 22-year-old was paying tribute to his former agent.

🚨🚨| Erling Haaland seemed emotional after he scored his 50th goal today.

On this day last year Mino Raiola (Haaland’s former agent) passed away.

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— CentreGoals. (@centregoals) April 30, 2023

One Twitter user wrote: "Those who read soccernomics know that Raiola is not only actually a great agent because of his negotiating ability, but he was actually also a huge support to his clients personally and professionally."

A second wrote: "Clubs might not like him. Managers and technical directors might not like him. But one thing he does well is look out for his players and get them the absolute best deal possible."

A third added: "A great deal of Haaland's success is down to having an agent like Raiola, who identified his potential, got him the right moves and always believed in him."

Raiola engineered Haaland's moves before his death, with the superstar forward now thriving in England's top flight.

Pep Guardiola spoke highly of his top scorer as well as Julian Alvarez, who also got on the score-sheet against Fulham.

"I am really impressed. He took the penalty with the mentality he has. Strong," he said. "Congratulations to Erling. The best goals to help us achieve what we want still is there.

"With Julian, every time he plays he gives us everything. He got the assist for the penalty and after did the extraordinary goal.

"To have two strikers is an incredible weapon that we have.

"To play almost all of the games to be world champions with Argentina where there are thousands of talented footballers and to be able to play there is because he (Alvarez) has something."