Manchester City striker Erling Haaland has impressed everyone with his goals, but has brought even more behind the scenes.
While the rest of us have been carried away with Haaland's start, his feet remain firmly on the ground. Guardiola has never been too comfortable talking about the qualities of elite strikers, often going back to the idea that they just have a knack that has always allowed them to score and always will. Such comments will be music to Guardiola's ears and further proof that everything expected of the player's character is bearing out. You have to think of what's next, to try and be a bit better every single day. The [Manchester City](https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/all-about/manchester-city-fc) fans pinch themselves at the ridiculous talent they have on their hands and United supporters [shout at Haaland across the street](https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/haaland-video-manchester-united-tiktok-24982383) to join their club instead, much of the praise [Pep Guardiola](https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/all-about/pep-guardiola) has dished out about his new No.9 has not been about what everyone else has seen.
The Norwegian striker has wasted precious little time in settling in at the Etihad, bagging a remarkable 12 goals in his opening eight games for the club. His ...
Comment [below](https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/news/mancity-haaland-guardiola-freak-claim-27957599#comments-wrapper)! Haaland's first showing on the continental stage in a City shirt has only increased hope he can [fire](https://www.mirror.co.uk/all-about/fire) the club to the one trophy that has eluded them under Guardiola, who won two Champions League titles with [Barcelona](https://www.mirror.co.uk/all-about/fc-barcelona). [HAVE YOUR SAY!](https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/news/mancity-haaland-guardiola-freak-claim-27957599#comments-wrapper) How many goals will Haaland end the season with? [Telemundo Deportes](https://www.telemundodeportes.com/liga-premier/video/en-la-intimidad-erling-haaland-habla-de-su-experiencia-en-manchester-city) : "I think he's a kind of a bit of a football freak like me. It's a nice system, a really complicated system, but it's really nice." It's a really complicated system and I've been going in the team and trying to get it [the tactics] as quick as I can because there is no time. You can see with the goals and how we've been playing. [Chelsea](https://www.mirror.co.uk/all-about/chelsea-fc) in the 2021 final before a memorable late capitulation against eventual-winners [Real Madrid](https://www.mirror.co.uk/all-about/real-madrid-cf) in last season's semi-final. So I've been trying to go into into the team as quick as I can. His haul includes Premier League hat-tricks against [Crystal Palace](https://www.mirror.co.uk/all-about/crystal-palace-fc) and [Nottingham Forest](https://www.mirror.co.uk/all-about/nottingham-forest-fc). [Erling Haaland](https://www.mirror.co.uk/all-about/erling-braut-haaland) has dubbed [Manchester City](https://www.mirror.co.uk/all-about/manchester-city-fc) boss [Pep Guardiola](https://www.mirror.co.uk/all-about/pep-guardiola) a "football freak" and praised his manager's tactics after a stellar start to the new [Premier League](https://www.mirror.co.uk/all-about/premier-league) season.
Manchester City striker Erling Haaland believes the club may have their Sergio Aguero re-gen already at the football club.
[Erling Haaland](/erling-haaland), [Julian Alvarez](/julian-alvarez), [Sergio Aguero](/sergio-aguero), [Manchester City](/manchester-city), [Manchester City Transfer News & Rumours](/manchester-city-transfer-news-and-rumours), [Premier League](/premier-league), [Football](/football) "This is really important. [Manchester City](https://www.sportbible.com/manchester-city), not only Kevin. [Sergio Agüero](https://www.sportbible.com/sergio-aguero)," he said in an [exclusive interview](https://www.telemundodeportes.com/liga-premier/video/en-la-intimidad-erling-haaland-habla-de-su-experiencia-en-manchester-city) with Veronica Brunati of Telemundo Deportes. [Julian Alvarez](https://www.sportbible.com/julian-alvarez). [Pep Guardiola’s](https://www.sportbible.com/pep-guardiola) side.
Manchester City striker Erling Haaland likes the fact that manager Pep Guardiola is just as passionate about football as he is - and is enjoying the teams ...
It's a nice system, a really complicated system, but it's really nice." It's a really complicated system and I've been going in the team and trying to get it [the tactics] as quick as I can because there is no time. "I think he's a kind of a bit of a football freak like me.
Former Liverpool full-back Jose Enrique believes Erling Haaland can break Mohamed Salah's Premier League record.
He's on 10 goals in six Premier League games, so the numbers are crazy already". The former Liverpool left-back feels the addition of Haaland to Manchester City will take them to another level, a level above everyone else. [Steven Gerrard ](https://www.transfermarkt.com/steven-gerrard/profil/spieler/3109)and [ Luis Suarez,](https://www.transfermarkt.com/luis-suarez/profil/spieler/44352) and referenced how important having [Kevin De Bruyne](https://www.transfermarkt.com/kevin-de-bruyne/profil/spieler/88755) behind Erling Haaland is. [City Transfer Room](https://www.si.com/soccer/manchestercity/) on behalf of [FreeSuperTips,](https://www.freesupertips.com/predictions/) former Liverpool full-back [Jose Enrique](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/jose-enrique/leistungsdatenverein/spieler/35571) believes Erling Haaland can definitely break the record held by Salah. [Mohamed Salah,](https://www.transfermarkt.com/mohamed-salah/profil/spieler/148455) who scored 32 goals in the 17/18 season. [Erling Haaland](https://www.transfermarkt.com/erling-haaland/profil/spieler/418560) has had an unstoppable start to his career in the Premier League, and it's been hard not to take notice of his achievements so far.
Liverpool will be daunted by the start Erling Haaland has made, but a former Jürgen Klopp stalwart has hinted Pep Guardiola could be sleepwalking towards ...
This may yet turn into a significant Liverpool advantage — if not in this season, then at least in the years to come. Kehl and Borussia Dortmund can attest to the Norwegian’s susceptibility to niggling problems, and this could yet cause some serious headaches at the Etihad. It would be premature to pin this on the Haaland ‘burden’, but all the talk of his minimal touches does underline his lack of involvement in the build-up. It will need to do so very quickly in order for Liverpool to have any hope of catching up to Manchester City, but even they have already dropped more points than expected. Their midfielders routinely rank among the league’s best when it comes to finding the net, with Kevin De Bruyne and İlkay Gündoğan top-scoring in the last two campaigns. They only had 16 league scorers throughout the entirety of last season, and Haaland was the only one to reach double figures. While this partly relates to the transfer circus that enveloped him, Liverpool will take encouragement from the fact that Kehl also explains how things have improved on the pitch. Even when Sergio Agüero was there, one of the team’s greatest qualities was its ability to pose a goal threat from all over the pitch. It is also true that if a player can only bring one thing to the table, this is surely the most valuable asset of them all: as the old adage goes, goals win games. Dortmund are still yet to find a coach that even comes close to measuring up to Klopp, and they have often looked tactically bereft in recent times. Likewise, while the team is full of talent, it also lacks experience, and some areas of the squad have clear weaknesses. No striker has ever hit the ground running more emphatically, with the Norwegian racking up a 10-goal haul in his first six games.
Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola is a "football freak" who "thinks of everything", says Norwegian striker Erling Haaland.
So I’ve been trying to go into the team as quick as I can. “I cannot waste time doing anything else. “It’s a really complicated system and I’ve been going in the team and trying to get it [the tactics] as quick as I can because there is no time. “We both love football and yeah, he was a player now he’s a manager and yeah, he’s crazy about football and this is something I like because he thinks of everything in football, and how you can do things better, and this is what I like about [him]. The young striker has been very complimentary of his new boss, saying he is “a bit of a football freak like me”. The Spaniard has been extremely successful since moving to England and it is really unfair that Haaland has joined a team that has won four league titles in the last five years.
Towering presence, rapid pace, freakish power: How Manchester City's Erling Haaland terrorises defences: It's the first thing that comes.
Because of his large stature, he is able to anchor the defense and get his teammates involved in the action. Even while he can generate freakish power from his shots, his placement is usually the most impressive. With the defender pressing him from behind, he took the ball in stride, shielded it, and calmly completed his hat trick. He also doesn’t sprint in a straight line but rather swerves to get closer to where the ball is going. After getting used to the Norwegian’s towering stature across the field, a defender unfamiliar with his game. Haaland’s nearly epic presence casts an aura that mesmerizes the globe when he stands next to his teammates, professional athletes who are themselves giants in the land of mortals.
Manchester City striker Erling Haaland has opened up about playing in Pep Guardiola's system and has lauded the Spanish manager for his tactics.
The Norway international has 25 goals in 20 Champions League outings till date. However, Guardiola's side has made it to the Champions League final just once, where they lost 1-0 to Chelsea in 2021. "It's a really complicated system and I've been going in the team and trying to get it [the tactics] as quick as I can because there is no time. They have won four Premier League titles in the last five seasons. So I've been trying to go into the team as quick as I can. The Norwegian told
Erling Haaland has taken the Premier League by storm by scoring 10 goals in six games for Man City since his summer transfer.
[in his next outing against Nottingham Forest](https://www.goal.com/en-us/news/haaland-manchester-city-star-s-brutal-first-half-vs/blt7fab98e77ee839ef). [grab his first hat-trick in the competition](https://www.goal.com/en-sa/news/hat-trick-hero-haaland-fires-man-city-to-comeback-win/blt1ebd905c6b8b4396), scoring three goals in 19 minutes against Crystal Palce. [deal worth £51 million ($63m)](https://www.goal.com/en/news/man-city-64m-haaland-transfer-premier-league-borussia-dortmund-striker/bltde96608e792d0a9b).
Manchester City striker Erling Haaland has revealed his thoughts on his new manager Pep Guardiola as he continues to settle into Premier League life.
So I've been trying to go into into the team as quick as I can. [Telemundo Deportes](https://www.telemundodeportes.com/liga-premier/video/en-la-intimidad-erling-haaland-habla-de-su-experiencia-en-manchester-city), the forward praised his new manager and his system. "You can see with the goals and how we've been playing.
Erling Haaland is loving life as a Manchester City player, and particularly working under Pep Guardiola. The Norwegian has hit the ground running this ...
I was a bit surprised [to have started so well], but it's not a huge shock." "They've been very good to me from the beginning. "But I'm trying to internalise it as soon as possible. "We both love football. "It's a complicated system," Haaland said. Ten of those have come in the Premier League.
Had Manchester City's plans for the summer of 2021 come together successfully, then the Etihad Stadium might never have come to witness the goalscoring ...
"Kane is a great football player, especially in the last few years, he's started dropping and making things happen. A year later they did just that, beating out Real Madrid in the race to sign Haaland. The 22-year-old has shrugged off doubts that he would struggle to adapt to Pep Guardiola's demands by scoring 12 goals in his first seven outings for the club — a start to life in sky blue even better than Sergio Aguero enjoyed.
Following the departure of Sergio Aguero, Manchester City wanted Harry Kane but after missing out, got the perfect replacement in Erling Haaland.
But his lightning pace, strength coolness in one-on-one situations and ability to play on the last man makes that as equally dangerous. “I didn't know he was that fast before he came here." So far, there’s been something special about Haaland - a brutality that makes him the perfect fit. “It's always the feeling that he could score more goals.” If the striker was disappointed, he couldn’t possibly say so now. While it would have been fascinating to see them on the same pitch, there would also have been a narrative of Kane wanting to show City that they still missed out on the striker that suited them best.
The Spurs striker has scored five goals so far this season, but Haaland has scored double that amount since joining Manchester City from Borussia Dortmund ...
"Kane is a great football player, especially in the last few years, he's started dropping and making things happen. Despite both players having impressive starts to the season, former Spurs midfielder Gus Poyet believes Haaland is 'clear' of Kane. Kane, a traditionally slow starter when it comes to scoring goals in the Premier League, has bucked that trend by scoring five goals so far. [Haaland](https://www.football.london/all-about/erling-haaland) for £51 million has proved to be an incredible bit of business by City, with the Norwegian bagging 10 goals in his first six league games. The postponed game will be rescheduled in what is already a congested Premier League calendar, but Kane and Haaland are next set to battle on February 4, when Spurs host City at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium. [Tottenham Hotspur](https://www.football.london/tottenham-hotspur-fc/) were due to travel to the Etihad Stadium on Saturday to take on Manchester City, which would have seen [Harry Kane](https://www.football.london/all-about/harry-kane) go up against Erling Haaland.
Erling Haaland has discussed his start to life at Manchester City and how he enjoys ...
[Scott Saunders](https://twitter.com/_scottsaunders), [Graeme Bailey](https://twitter.com/GraemeBailey) and [Toby Cudworth](https://twitter.com/Toby_Cudworth) bring you a brand new episode of Talking Transfers. [Haaland](https://www.90min.com/players/erling-haaland) had been linked with just about every major side in Europe including City's rivals Manchester United but penned a long-term contract with the Cityzens - who his father Alfie also played for some years ago. [City](https://www.90min.com/teams/manchester-city)'s style of play as seamlessly as possible, Haaland admitted he finds it 'complicated' but maintained that he was acclimatising well: "I'm trying to internalise it as soon as possible." Available on [all audio platforms](https://podfollow.com/1618416642/view) and the [90min YouTube channel](https://www.youtube.com/c/90min_football). [here](https://open.spotify.com/episode/0mUI0jbgNJWe2DffSB771A) to download the episode in full! "We both love football.
In Erling Haaland, Manchester City have a goalscorer that will break plenty of records and help earn them a reputation once earned by Barcelona and Real ...
"With Haaland and [Kylian] Mbappe now, in the next few years people will forget about Messi and Ronaldo, they're becoming so big and influential in the game it's crazy. He has already broken the record for the most goals scored by a player in their first five Premier League appearances (nine), but surely it won't be long before more records start to fall. [Haaland ](https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/all-about/erling-haaland)has made a superb start to life at the Etihad Stadium since his £51m summer move from Borussia Dortmund, scoring 12 goals in seven matches in all competitions, 10 in six in the Premier League.