Manchester Metropolis defender Manuel Akanji believes Cityzens teammate Erling Haaland can proceed scoring on the charge he’s at present discovering the again of the web in.
Manchester Metropolis performed their second UEFA Champions League group stage match in opposition to Borussia Dortmund on Wednesday (September 14). Though they needed to dig deep, they managed to earn the win.
Jude Bellingham gave the Bundesliga membership the lead 56th minute into the match on the Etihad Stadium. It appeared the guests would return house with a minimum of a degree, however John Stones equalized for the Cityzens within the eightieth minute.
It solely took Pep Guardiola’s facet one other 4 minutes to get forward within the sport, courtesy of a aim from Haaland. The Norwegian did what he does finest, getting on the tip of an excellent cross from Joao Cancelo and discovering the again of the web.
The aim noticed Manchester Metropolis beat Dortmund 2-1 and took Haaland’s tally to 13 throughout all competitions. Followers, pundits, gamers and even managers have been impressed with the striker’s goalscoring ratio.
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Akanji, although, has insisted that he has not been shocked by the 22-year-old’s potential to seek out the again of the web with ease. The defender, who shared the dressing room with the frontman at Dortmund, additionally backed him to keep up his momentum all through the season. He was quoted as saying by the Manchester Night Information:
“I’m not shocked. I feel he can maintain going like this. He simply must work arduous, maintain his head down and work daily. At this level I feel he can rating any sort of aim.”
“I am not shocked anymore what he can do. What a cross additionally from Joao [Cancelo] and clearly he’s there the place he must be and it was a improbable aim.”
Akanji and Haaland shared the dressing room for two-and-a-half years at Dortmund. They performed a complete of 67 matches collectively for the German prime flight membership.
Haaland already proving to a discount for Manchester Metropolis
Manchester Metropolis splurged a sum of £51 million to accumulate Haaland’s companies from Dortmund in the summertime. They’re additionally mentioned to have forked out a big amount of cash for agent charges and different bonuses.
Nonetheless, the Norway worldwide is already proving to be a discount for the Cityzens. He has scored 13 objectives and supplied one help from 9 appearances throughout all competitions to date.
With the 22-year-old main the road, Guardiola’s facet at present sit second within the Premier League and atop their Champions League group desk.
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