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Rio Ferdinand raises Erling Haaland concern following £51m Man City transfer
24.05.2022 - 19:31 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
Former Manchester United defender Rio Ferdinand has admitted that he is intrigued to see how Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola embeds Erling Haaland within his style of play next season.
City, who scooped their second successive Premier League title on Sunday, coming from 2-0 down to beat Aston Villa 3-2 at the Etihad Stadium, reached an agreement with Borussia Dortmund earlier this month to sign the Norwegian international, subject to personal terms being agreed. City are understood to be signing him for £51million.
Haaland, since joining Dortmund from Red Bull Salzburg in January 2020, has gone from strength-to-strength, netting 86 goals in 89 appearances in all competitions, making him one of the most highly-rated players in the world. His ceiling is unthinkable and he is a signing that ought to only strengthen City's hopes of maintaining their recent domination of the Premier League.
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However, former United centre-back Ferdinand has outlined his tactical reservations about how Guardiola will utilise Haaland's talents within his preferred way of playing. City have built up a tendency for operating with a false-nine and that is not a role that Haaland will want to fulfil.
"I think there's a tactical element to this that I can't wait to see unfold," Ferdinand told Vibe with Five. "How does Haaland fit into this team?
"Because normally their number nine that they've had in the last season or two, he drops in. When Ilkay Gundogan played up there he dropped into midfield, created an overload in midfield where they dominate teams all the time and bamboozle you with that extra player.
"Haaland isn't coming to feet like that, Haaland wants
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