Haaland enjoyed a quite extraordinary first season at City after moving to the Club from Borussia Dortmund last summer.
Along the way towards helping City attain the Treble of Champions League, Premier League and FA Cup, the 22-year-old striker has rewritten a host of records and won a clutch of prestigious awards thanks to his phenomenal goalscoring exploits.
As well as being voted the Premier League Player of the Year, Young Player of the Year, Golden Boot winner and Football Writers’ Footballer of the Year Haaland’s Premier League tally of 36 goals saw him set a new all-time record eclipsing the previous best figure for a season set by Andrew Cole (1993/94) and Alan Shearer (1994/95) when the division comprised of 42 matches.
The 22-year-old also led the way in the Champions League, winning the tournament’s Golden Boot and equalling Ruud van Nistelrooy’s record of 12 goals in the Champions League for an English club.
Meanwhile, his overall tally of 52 goals is the most a player has ever managed for a club in the Premier League era.
In his role as the BBC’s chief radio commentator, Murray has a bird’s eye view of many of Haaland’s extraordinary exploits this.
And reflecting on Haaland’s impact - both individually and collectively - John said the Norwegian had left an indelible impression on him.
“First and foremost, speaking as a commentator Erling Haaland is an absolute dream, he really is,” Murray reflected.
“He’s almost unmistakeable. Physically, he is just incredible, and he looks unlike almost anybody else.
“He’s got that mop of blond hair and then when he put his hair down towards the end of the home game against Arsenal, he’s even more striking.
“As a commentator it Is almost impossible not to spot him, so he is a dream from that point of view.
“And from a radio commentator’s point of view, he is a dream too as he is just so describable.
“Whether it’s the hair, the stature, when he’s up against opponents, what he looks like, the extraordinary things that he does whether it’s an overhead kick or getting to a ball that he has no right to get to.
“So as a player alone he is an absolute dream to describe.
“But I’ve loved the historical side of what he has done.
“Every match I’ve commented on I’ve dominated line and lines of research about what Erling has done, what he might do who’s he trying to catch up with in the past.
“Growing up I always had that Clive Allen 49 goals in a season record from 1986/87 with Spurs in my mind. I have got to know Clive a bit in my role as a commentator and you always thought that would never be surpassed and lo and behold Erling went and did it.
“I loved the way he has drawn people up from history like Pongo Waring from 1931 when he went past his total of 50 goals for a season, or Ron Davies, when he was approaching his Division One record of 37 league goals for Southampton in 1966/67 - it shows people what those players did.
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“It’s an educational thing for people who have maybe only recently just got into football, and he has probably done quite a service to the history of football in this country.
“It has been remarkable.”
Switching his attention to next season and beyond, Murray also believes that given his young age, quality and insatiable desire, Haaland will only improve and further develop his unique talent.
And he believes he has the perfect manager in Pep Guardiola to try and encourage, inspire and drive him on to try and reach even greater heights.
“I think it is very much the case that Erling Haaland is only likely to keep improving and to keep getting even better.
“Aside from his goals, we have seen him develop as a player too this season.
“The Kevin De Bruyne thing is interesting as that has been a brilliant partnership with 13 assists, I think.
“And as soon as he set a total the challenge is always to try and get even better and I’m sure Pep did that with Lionel Messi when they were at Barcelona.
And you also think how many opportunities has he had that he has missed? It feels like every match there are one or two where missed.
“I think Messi once got 73 in 2011/12 - I think that was his best season – that’s more than 20 more than Haaland this season, so in terms of a challenge there is one for starters!
“And I think Haaland’s impact has had a direct effect on other players too.
“Harry Kane scored 30 Premier League goals for only the second time in his career, Marcus Rashford has scored more goals than before and that’s no coincidence, I think.
“I do think it’s a challenge to their ability when they see a new guy at the age of just 22 coming in and doing something that no-one has ever done before.”
