Among the early achievements of Erling Haaland at Manchester City, surprising Kevin De Bruyne must count as one of his most impressive impacts.
Erling Haaland and Jack Grealish can strike yin-and-yang partnership at Man City
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Erling Haaland made his Manchester City debut against Bayern Munich on Sunday. Despite the strength of the opposition, it took just 12 minutes for him to get off the mark in his new sky blue jersey. The Norwegian scored the only goal of the match in a 1-0 win for the Etihad club and Jack Grealish was the man to assist him, with the pair already developing a relationship on the field.
"He’s good," said Haaland of his new teammate. "He has to improve, I have to improve, but it’s a good connection and I like the vibes around him. It’s going to be fun."
Pep Guardiola has a wealth of offensive players at his disposal in Manchester but based on what Grealish offers, he could be the man who truly unlocks Haaland.
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"With his movement and quality in the box, we are going to try and put as many balls as possible in the box," said the Spanish coach last week when speaking about his big-money summer signing.
Guardiola seems to appreciate that Haaland is more of a poacher than some of the attacking players he's worked with in the past. Rather than dropping into deeper areas like Lionel Messi or Sergio Aguero, the 22-year-old is more inclined to remain high to get goals.
He doesn't construct moves very often but when it comes to putting the ball in the net, he's an expert finisher. Haaland will be reliant on the service around him, which is perhaps why Grealish could be the yin to his yang.
On deconstructing how the English talisman performs, he excels in two primary departments: chance creation and getting the ball into the penalty box.
In the season before Grealish arrived at the Etihad, he placed third in the Premier
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