The Norway international was on song against Brentford to take his total for the season to nine, but accepts the battle to win the top prize will be fierce.
"Don't forget Mbappe as well, he had a great start as well. They're doing amazing, so I need to keep up. I have never felt better than I do now,” Haaland told the media.
“It is about preparation, getting ready for the games. You can be physically ready but you need to be mentally ready.
“With a kid it makes me even better because I disconnect more than ever - I don't think about football at all. When you are young you think of this and that and maybe worry about things but when I get home I relax even more.
“I think I need to give a shout-out to my son. This for me, this goal is top. This was one of my better goals for me because of the whole thing."