Haaland

The Norwegian star scored twice in his league debut with the club in a season-opening 2–0 win over West Ham.

“In the past we didn't have a reference like him and now have it again but at the same time the guys have to put the ball there, especially in transitions. “But at the same time he's not going to solve all our problems, he's going to add something to us as a team. He didn’t even need to take a touch before setting up to shoot, such was the weight of the pass, and such was the technique required to score. Instead of attempting to round the keeper, he opened his hips and calmly used his left to pick out the back post. There’s an acknowledgement that with Haaland in tow, City’s ceiling must be raised—which is saying something for a club that has won four of the last five Premier League titles—and as a result, the goals and wins must flow. But such is the scrutiny of his move from Borussia Dortmund to Man City, and such is the pressure on him to deliver under Pep Guardiola, that every performance of his will fall under the spotlight.

Manchester City's new signing Erling Haaland scored roughly a goal every game in the Bundesliga. Strikers are often not as prolific once they move to the ...

And one factor that benefits Haaland is that he is joining a team that creates a lot of goalscoring chances. Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang’s record at Borussia Dortmund is probably most comparable with Haaland’s. Aubameyang scored 31 goals in 32 games in his final full season at Dortmund. His spell at Arsenal might have ended badly, but in his first two-and-a-half seasons in London, he scored 54 goals in 85 games. He was scoring almost twice as frequently in Germany as he has been since moving to Chelsea, where his ten Premier League goals have come at a rate of one every 389 minutes. That’s bad news for Nottingham Forest’s new signing Taiwo Awoniyi, who scored 15 league goals for Union Berlin last season, but it is good news for Erling Haaland. The German international bagged 86 goals in 219 Bundesliga games for Leipzig and VfB Stuttgart at a rate of one goal every 179 minutes. The pair only managed three Premier League goals between them last season, although that might be down to them joining teams that ended up getting relegated.

Erling Haaland's game seems tailormade for the Premier League, and he displayed why on Sunday afternoon in London.

To be so confident, I like it." Nice that he [his dad Alfie] saw both goals as it is a big moment for me as a debutant in this competition. There were some good celebrations, so I'm happy.

Manchester City's new star striker, Erling Haaland, scored two goals on his debut to strike fear into the hearts of the Premier League champions' title ...

Now in possession of a striker capable of finishing off the many chances they always create, City claimed a victory that will have have terrified their title rivals... City’s last Premier League away match was a nervy 2-2 draw at the London Stadium but the difference just over two months on was massive as they controlled the game throughout. The Norwegian striker stuttered on his City debut in the Community Shield defeat to Liverpool but after 90 minutes at the London Stadium, any doubts about him being a success in England will have disappeared.

Two characters that need no introduction. Man City's signing of the summer, Erling Haaland and one of the most iconic frontmen in music history, ...

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Erling Haaland! At this rate, he'll score 76 league goals this season, and already has Alan Shearer's all-time Premier League record in his sights.

Ten Hag will have known the size of the task when he agreed to join. Erik ten Hag will be gone by Christmas and the former Manchester United players will be queuing up for the three-month role that turns into three years. Antonio Conte is a genius, and Spurs will be fighting for the title until the final day. In fact, it’ll be Sir Alex Ferguson, with Cristiano Ronaldo his player-assistant, and finally United fans will accept that parody is better than trying to take it seriously. Tottenham! They’re destined for second, did you see the way theyresponded to going a goal down? We’ll give it five seasons, by which point he’ll have helped Manchester City significantly close the gap on Manchester United’s record PL haul of 13 titles.