Erling Haaland has now broken Gabriel Jesus’ record in Fantasy Premier League of being the most selected Premier League star.
The Norway international - who earned a hat-trick at the weekend against Manchester United at the Etihad in what was a 6-3 drubbing of the away side - has now become the most popular name among FPL users.
Though Jesus - who is the first ever Premier League player to be selected by at least 80% of fantasy football managers - had been the most-selected, now the Arsenal player has a 69.4% selection rate, while Haaland has toppled him with 82.3%.READ MORE: Premier League clubs 'in discussions' over playing friendlies during World CupHaaland, valued at £12.1m, is also the most-captained player for the fifth successive gameweek.
The former Borussia Dortmund star is owned by an unprecedented 8,548,463 managers - 5.6 million of whom handed him the captains’ armband last weekend.His hat-trick, two assists and maximum bonus gave them 23 points for their troubles.
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