2022-08-07
Erling Haaland debuted in style in the Premier Leaguewith a brace for Manchester City to win 2-0 on their visit to West Ham, this Sunday on matchday 1, in which Manchester United lost 2-1 at home to Brighton.
The Norwegian star, who arrived from Borussia Dortmund, was quick to prove decisive for City: he scored his first goal by converting a penalty in minute 36.
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In minute 65, Haaland achieved the second and final against the Londoners, with a spectacular action, breaking away to receive a measured pass from Kevin De Bruyne and put the ball out of Alphonse Areola’s reach.
“What we work on in training means that more players will come in the future, that doesn’t worry me. Today we could have achieved more”, analyzed Haaland.
In the stands was Erling’s father, Alfie Haaland, a former Manchester City player who was pleased to see how his son made his debut in the Premier League, giving his new team hope.
“He is adapting perfectly to our way of playing, we hope to continue giving him the chance to score goals”, coach Josep Guardiola was delighted.
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City thus recovers the smile after losing last weekend 3-1 against Liverpool in the Community Shield (England Super Cup) where Haaland missed a clear scoring opportunity.
Guardiola defended him and today after his two goals he said this: “Of course he has a lot of talent, but listen to one thing. A week ago, when he missed a clear chance on goal, it was a failure. People said that he was not going to adapt in the Premier League and everyone laughed at him. And now he is Thierry Henry or Ronaldo”, he assured.
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And he closed: “It’s been a while, it’s his first game in the Premier League and he’s 21 or 22 years old. He has a long career ahead of him and when he retires, hopefully he will be here for many years, we will analyze what he has done. So very calm. The important thing is that we know what we have to do and the qualities that he has. And then we’ll see.”