Haaland

Erling Haaland is coming up against Luke Shaw in the Manchester derby and fans fear for the England defender.

Riyad Mahrez and Phil Foden support Haaland in attack. [Manchester United](/manchester-united), [Manchester City](/manchester-city), [Premier League](/premier-league), [Erling Haaland](/erling-haaland) [Manchester City may have been lucky Erling Haaland wasn't sent off](/football/erling-haaland-red-card-man-city-everton-vitaliy-mykolenko-353058-20221231) [Erling Haaland brutally mocked Ben Godfrey in hilarious exchange, fans think he is the ultimate wind-up merchant](/football/erling-haaland-ben-godfrey-man-city-everton-watch-972566-20230101) [Opta's Premier League Team of the Year doesn't include Erling Haaland](/football/erling-haaland-man-city-team-of-the-year-452624-20230102) [Fans genuinely can't believe Christian Eriksen was marking Erling Haaland on a corner](/football/eriksen-haaland-man-city-man-united-20221002) A fifth opined: "Haaland surely just pins himself to Luke Shaw and bullies him all afternoon?" One fan wrote: "Luke Shaw vs Erling Haaland will be a mismatch but I'm happy to be proven otherwise." And though Shaw has been performing well, fans fear for him against Haaland, who hit a hat-trick in his Manchester derby debut earlier in the season. Fans can't believe Luke Shaw will be marking Erling Haaland in today's Manchester derby after the team news was announced.

Manchester United fans were heard chanting a song that made reference to Alf-Inge Haaland, the father of Erling, during the Manchester derby on Saturday.

While both Keane and Haaland might prefer the world to forget about the incident, the presence of the latter’s son at Old Trafford on Saturday led to it being referenced by the Man United fans. Haaland senior famously clashed with Man United legend Roy Keane on a couple of occasions throughout their careers, with the most famous once coming during the Manchester derby in April 2001. [Manchester United](https://www.manutd.com/) fans were heard chanting a song that made reference to Alf-Inge Haaland, the father of Erling, during the [Manchester derby](https://punditarena.com/football/james-fenton/manchester-derby-tv-ireland-watch/) on Saturday.

Erling Haaland is yet to score in 2023 and uncharacteristically struggled to make an impact in Manchester City's derby defeat by Manchester United at Old ...

[knocked out of the EFL Cup by Southampton](https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/match-reports/mancity-southampton-match-report-cup-28932337) in midweek and their defeat at United condemned them to back-to-back losses for the first time this season. Guardiola was also aggrieved that the Red Devils' equaliser was allowed to stand, given [Marcus Rashford was offside in the build-up to Bruno Fernandes' strike](https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/news/fernandes-rashford-goal-man-utd-28953938). [fell to a painful 2-1 defeat](https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/match-reports/man-utd-city-derby-highlights-28953306) at [Manchester United](https://www.mirror.co.uk/all-about/manchester-united-fc) on Saturday afternoon in what was another blow to their [Premier League](https://www.mirror.co.uk/all-about/premier-league) title ambitions. "They are incredible in transitions. They punished us in transitions. Speaking on BT Sport at half-time, Scholes said: " I mentioned before how important it was before the game, stopping that supply to Haaland, and I think they've [also] done really well against [Kevin] De Bruyne." We won a lot. The Norwegian lit up European football in the first half of the season, plundering 27 goals in all competitions, yet Hamann fears he is hampering City. We make a fantastic game. We missed a little bit of threat up front, a bit disconnected. [Chelsea](https://www.mirror.co.uk/all-about/chelsea-fc) in the league and [Southampton](https://www.mirror.co.uk/all-about/southampton-fc) in the [EFL Cup](https://www.mirror.co.uk/all-about/efl-cup). [Jack Grealish](https://www.mirror.co.uk/all-about/jack-grealish) came off the bench to open the scoring at Old Trafford only for [Bruno Fernandes](https://www.mirror.co.uk/all-about/bruno-fernandes) to equalise [under controversial circumstances](https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/news/fernandes-rashford-goal-man-utd-28953938) and [Marcus Rashford](https://www.mirror.co.uk/all-about/marcus-rashford) to net the winner for the hosts.

Pundits and fans alike rushed to social media to point out the often-formidable striker was far from his best in a no-show display against his side's ...

The Norwegian failed to have a single shot on target as his side fell to a defeat from a winning position against their bitter foes, with the normally prolific No 9 having a poor game for his side. [Bruno Fernandes' equaliser was shrouded in controversy after a VAR decision](/sport/football/article-11635185/Man-United-awarded-equaliser-VAR-offside-Marcus-Rashford-deemed-NOT-interfered.html) [Relive all the action from the Manchester derby as United secure famous win](/sport/live/article-11628135/Manchester-United-vs-Man-City-Premier-League-2022-23-Live-Result.html) - His side fell to a 2-1 defeat in the derby having lead 1-0 with 12 minutes to play

Erling Haaland was unable to find the scoresheet as Manchester City fell to defeat against Man Utd.

"It’s not easy to create chances, United here the last few games concede one goal in the Premier League. It's not easy to defend 30 or 40 metres in front with their two guys." "We behave good, we behave like the six years we had together. [has already broken a slew of records](https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/all-about/erling-haaland) with his extraordinary performances, becoming the first player to score 20 Premier League goals before the turn of the year - even with a break for the World Cup. Guardiola admitted after defeat at Old Trafford that the service he has may have to improve if he is to start scoring more goals again. "We tried to drop him knowing [Luke] Shaw and [Raphael] Varane would follow him.

Haaland found it difficult to make his mark in the Premier League affair, with the Norway international restricted to a few half-chances during the contest.

"The last couple of games, a lot of clean sheets," he told MUTV. "Especially the ones that came on and influenced the game, it's a massive help when they're ready and can make an impact. "It was a great game to be involved in. It's not just about me and Raphael [Varane], it's about the whole team (stopping Haaland). "Extremely proud of the team and everyone out on the field today, they gave everything. In the first half, we had a lot of chances and on another day, we take them," Shaw told MUTV.

Luke Shaw started at centre-back with Raphael Varane in the Manchester derby and they dealt with Erling Haaland well.

They pushed us on, we got the second goal and it was an amazing atmosphere." Shaw was then asked specifically about stopping Haaland and he lauded the effort of the team to keep him quiet. "Extremely proud of the team and everyone out on the field today, they gave everything.

Dietmar Hamann has sensationally claimed former side Man City were a 'better team' WITHOUT Erling Haaland as the striker's dry spell continued.H.

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