Author of a double this Sunday against AFC Bournemouth (3-1) in the Premier League, Erling Haaland continues to panic the counters. Currently, the Manchester City striker is undoubtedly one of the most prolific players on the continent.
The Norwegian occupies third place in the European scorers rankings with 17 goals, behind Harry Kane (22 goals) and Kylian Mbappé (18 goals). He is also at the top of the hierarchy of scorers in the English championship, seven points behind his first pursuer, Antoine Semenyo.
“It’s like when you play with Messi or Ronaldo”
At a press conference, Skyblues coach Pep Guardiola did not fail to raise Haaland to the rank of the biggest names in football. The Spanish technician sees a certain similarity between the child from Leeds, his former player at FC Barcelona, Lionel Messi, and his eternal rival, Cristiano Ronaldo.
“With Erling, it’s like when you play with Messi or Ronaldo, he has such an influence. Have you seen his stats? Of course he is at that level. The difference is that Messi and Ronaldo have maintained this level over 15 years. But that’s his level. He has this hunger. It’s great. I have often commented on how easy he is to train and manage. I’m sometimes hard on him, but he’s open-minded. He lives for goals and sometimes the pressure is too much to last 90 minutes, but that’s normal.”explained the former Bayern Munich coach.
