Manchester City fans are unfurling all the superlatives for Erling Haaland after the phenomenon scored the opening goal against Aston Villa.
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Among the early achievements of Erling Haaland at Manchester City, surprising Kevin De Bruyne must count as one of his most impressive impacts.
It takes a lot to shake City’s unflappable playmaker, a Premier League veteran who sees more than almost anyone else on a football pitch. What most in the game still marvel at, De Bruyne seemingly produces as routine through the season.
City have tried their hardest to play down either side of the mania around Haaland as he settled at his new club, keen not to raise expectations even higher or spend every interview talking about the Norwegian. De Bruyne has been part of that, and has appeared bemused by some of the fixation around City’s new No.9 when he has stopped to speak to reporters after the first two games of the season.
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To hear De Bruyne talk of Haaland’s exceptional quality is precisely why there is so much fascination around the striker though. It takes a lot to impress a squad that have won four of the last five Premier League titles, and yet the 22-year-old has already done exactly that.
It hit De Bruyne at West Ham last week. The midfielder saw Ilkay Gundogan knock a ball far ahead of Haaland in the penalty area and began to steady himself for the goalkeeper to launch the ball back onto the City half; instead, Haaland won the foot race and the keeper could not help but take him out, earning City a penalty that the No.9 picked himself up for to stroke home the opening goal.
Haaland’s involvement in the City team and how we would adapt to a Pep Guardiola team has been a major point of interest, given City’s success in recent years without a conventional striker. The
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