Erling Haaland

Some strikers rely on power, some rely on instinct, but Haaland has both as he proved in Seville.

“I love this routine and it’s been a routine in every single press conference after games talking about him and his goals,” he said. “Hopefully he can continue this routine.” Perhaps it is evidence of a growing understanding. One second, Haaland is strolling at a walking pace, and even looks like he has time to remonstrate with Bernardo Silva about passing elsewhere. When the pass does not arrive, he checks himself to stay onside, simultaneously pulling away from Sevilla’s ball-watching defence. Then goalkeeper Bono parries Foden’s shot, leaving an unmarked Haaland to follow in the rebound. “He has this talent,” he said of Torres. His first against Sevilla proved that much, but then this goal was not dissimilar from the one scored at Villa Park at the weekend. Perhaps that is a product of Guardiola’s highly-structured positional play. Given Haaland arrived in Spain with 10 goals in his first six competitive games for City, it’s not hard to see why the newspaper’s editors thought it appropriate. A freak. A robot.

The Manchester City striker is the ultimate penalty-box predator – and centre-backs are finding it impossible to stop him.

He used to thrive on the far-post cross – often for Raheem Sterling – but for Haaland it needed the quickest of glances to see his team-mate was in the six-yard box before delivering the pass. He will benefit from having a month off while other strikers are going to the World Cup in Qatar. “He will review the images and he will see that in that position, always Erling is there,” said Guardiola. “For him it is the perfect start. [have found impossible to stop](https://www.telegraph.co.uk/football/2022/08/31/how-do-stop-erling-haaland/). It is not just the volume of goals since his £51.2 million summer arrival – which sees him average 1.5 goals per game – but where he has scored them from.

Manchester City boss hails striker's awareness after brace in 4-0 Champions League win over Sevilla.

We have incredible numbers scoring goals and [we want] to continue like that. “But it makes it more exciting that if he can adjust to the way we play then the level is going to go up and that is what we demand from him. “The way he has adapted to us is really good but I think outside the goalscoring there is another part in the game, and I think that part is maybe more tough to adapt to. “I know, one way or another, Erling is going to be there. A perfect start. He has an incredible sense of goal.

Conor McNamara, BBC Radio 5 Live. Anything is a gamble in football, but Erling Haaland to Manchester City seemed right on paper - and it's proved even ...

[Listen to more on City from 14'50 on the Football Daily podcast on BBC Sounds](https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/p0cytt4x) He was the one defenders they gave the ball to and he brought it out. He was brought in to increase City's chances of winning the Champions League.

On Tuesday, Haaland scored a brace in Manchester City's 4-0 win over Sevilla to open up their UEFA Champions League group stage. Meanwhile, Mbappé scored a ...

“Haaland can only play in the middle. He’s a magnificent player, and with him, they can win the Champions League. He can play in the middle.

Man City started their Champions League campaign with a comfortable 4-0 victory away at struggling LaLiga team Sevilla on Tuesday night. Erling Haaland.

Even though very few people in the city expected Sevilla to defeat Man City, the outcome will have little bearing on Lopetegui’s chances of remaining in his position. Also unfortunate for Tottenham, who travel to the Etihad Stadium on Saturday in the Premier League, is the fact that Haaland has scored in each of his last five outings. Sevilla, who has dropped five straight games in addition to starting the LaLiga season winless, started with two 20-year-olds in the centre of their defence (Jose Angel Carmona and Tanguy Nianzou).

The Man City forward continued his sensational form in his side's cruise against Sevilla in their opening Champions League victory with both Rio Ferdinand ...

They’re scoring lethal goals and like Rio said in one off games like a Champions League finals, you need someone to sniff a goal and you can guarantee he’s going to do that.” A lot of defenders will go ‘I can’t do this on my own’ and in the training room before the game will be going to their teammates ‘listen if he gets me in a one vs one, you get over quick, you get over quick’. He’s got 12 goals and it’s the first week of September. He obviously had a buy-out clause but the guy is amazing. He added to his eye-catching record as Man City opened up their latest Champions League campaign with a [4-0 cruise against Spanish giants Sevilla on Tuesday evening](https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/match-reports/man-city-sevilla-champions-league-27924781). In evaluating the Norwegian’s form thus far, Ferdinand has suggested that he is a huge upgrade on “He’s the perfect player. They’ve had more possession in the games which means more touches for De Bruyne and Bernardo Silva. [Man Utd](https://www.mirror.co.uk/all-about/manchester-united-fc) and Man City midfielder Hargreaves has also been waxing lyrical about Haaland’s early displays at the Etihad Stadium and has suggested that he is indeed the man who could lead [Pep Guardiola](https://www.mirror.co.uk/all-about/pep-guardiola) to his first Champions League title at the club - [Chelsea](https://www.mirror.co.uk/all-about/chelsea-fc) and [Liverpool](https://www.mirror.co.uk/all-about/liverpool-fc) having already claimed the trophy during the Spaniard’s time in England. [BT Sport](https://twitter.com/btsportfootball), he said: “When you haven’t got that threat and I’m not discrediting like a Jesus, who is a threat, but there is a difference in I think between the levels of threat and the levels of fear certain players give you. [Rio Ferdinand](https://www.mirror.co.uk/all-about/rio-ferdinand) and [Owen Hargreaves](https://www.mirror.co.uk/all-about/owen-hargreaves) have agreed that [Erling Haaland](https://www.mirror.co.uk/all-about/erling-braut-haaland) could finally be the player to push [Manchester City](https://www.mirror.co.uk/all-about/manchester-city-fc) onto [Champions League](https://www.mirror.co.uk/all-about/champions-league) glory as he extended his scintillating start to life at the Etihad Stadium. [Gabriel Jesus](https://www.mirror.co.uk/all-about/gabriel-jesus) - [the Brazilian of course having completed a summer move to Arsenal](https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/news/breaking-arsenal-jesus-transfer-confirmed-27347004).

Erling Haaland has scored 12 goals in seven games now for Manchester City - he is giving them a different dimension in the penalty area.

This would free him to play in a low cross and Sergio Aguero and/or [Raheem Sterling](https://theathletic.com/football/player/raheem-sterling-k4BPKfn0pvnrTLX4/) would arrive at the back post for the tap-in. “He has the instinct to score goals, to be in the right place. He’s behind Bernardo (centre of screen grab below — he’s the slightly taller one in blue). The ball will be moving in the direction in which De Bruyne (or Bernardo, or Mahrez) is running, meaning he does not have to adapt his movements at all, as long as the pass is good. From there, Haaland pounced, wrapped his foot around the ball and scored. And the move that comes before it has been perfectly designed. And De Bruyne will be moving quicker, possibly in the opposite direction, to the opposition defenders, so he is clear. [England](https://theathletic.com/football/team/england/) striker who now hosts UK highlights show Match Of The Day, countered later that evening that those instincts can be taught. As Dias showed against [Sevilla](https://theathletic.com/football/team/sevilla-fc/) last night. “It’s a numbers game,” added Lineker, whose own career numbers include 48 goals for England, six of which won him the Golden Boot as top scorer at the 1986 World Cup. [Riyad Mahrez](https://theathletic.com/football/player/riyad-mahrez-rB15S0ScflIMYDkL/), or anybody, comes inside from the right, [Joao Cancelo](https://theathletic.com/football/player/joao-cancelo-DqAZsiQhMhVRaImK/), or somebody else, runs around the outside, Mahrez slips them in, clear of any defenders, and they produce a low cross that you — whoever you are — would struggle to miss from. [Erling Haaland](https://theathletic.com/football/player/erling-haaland-UqdITFAwdmIrBQfd/) to score a tap-in for [Manchester City](https://theathletic.com/football/team/manchester-city/), but it helps.

Haaland has already netted 12 times in seven games and many are forecasting him to break records this season.

[Ferdinand](https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/all-about/rio-ferdinand) said the break during the World Cup will help the City star set new highs this term. Haaland's midweek double already saw him become the fastest player to rack up 25 goals in the competition (in 20 games), and many are predicting him to break the English top-flight season record too. And Ferdinand, Owen Hargreaves and Joleon Lescott all believe haaland will bag over 40 goals overall and could well break the Premier League record in the process. Does he score more if he stays on? “Surely he will believe that he… Haaland’s brace against Sevilla in the Champions League on Tuesday took his season tally up to 12 after just seven games.

Kylian Mbappe and Erling Haaland netted two goals each in their teams' victories over Sevilla and Juventus, respectively, on Tuesday night.

Haaland can only play in the middle. He can play in the middle. "Mbappe can create and finish.

Manchester City star Erling Haaland shattered two sensational records on matchday 1 of the UEFA Champions League season 2022-2023. Haaland scored a stunning ...

Goal machine Haaland has scored 25 UEFA Champions League in just 20 appearances. Haaland doubled his tally in the 67th minute of the contest. Taking his goal tally to nine goals in the last five games, Haaland coined the opener for City through Kevin de Bruyne's cross in the 20th minute of the game. The former Dortmund star has eclipsed Mbappe by 33 days to achieve the extraordinary feat in Europe’s biggest competition at the club level - the Champions League. [Manchester City](https://www.hindustantimes.com/topic/manchester-city) colours, goal machine [Erling Haaland](https://www.hindustantimes.com/topic/erling-haaland) scripted two sensational records on matchday 1 of the UEFA Champions League season 2022-2023. Haaland, who joined Man City for £51 million ($58 million) from Borussia Dortmund, has fired 12 goals in just seven games for the Premier League holders across all competitions.