Erling Haaland

Erling Haaland has responded to a jibe made by Real Madrid president Florentino Perez shortly after the striker signed for Manchester City.

It's good to have a bit of that on the pitch, I enjoy it. [Haaland ](https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/all-about/erling-haaland)chose City and the Blues paid his £51m release clause, but Perez did not take too kindly to being snubbed, especially given that his club also missed out on signing fellow goal-scorer Kylian Mbappe. "I like to have a laugh myself, but I don’t think too much about outside talk. It's good to have some fun, though. Either way, Haaland was likely not too bothered by it. Whether that was sour grapes or a genuine observation is unclear.

Manchester City striker Erling Haaland has recalled his experience watching his boyhood club win the Premier League title in 2012.

The top comes off, and it’s spinning around the head. "Me, my dad, we’re up off our seats, we’re running around the living room screaming. The striker shuts his eyes and he hits it, then it’s madness. "The day had been all about winning. I know a lot about the club.” I have been a City fan my whole life.

Manchester City have been drawn against Borussia Dortmund, Sevilla and Copenhagen in the Champions League group stage, meaning Erling Haaland will face his ...

“In terms of the competition, and what that's going to bring around that tie, they obviously worked well together, Haaland and Dortmund. Last time we played there it was empty because of Covid, so it will be a great experience for fans in Dortmund and Manchester. It will be good to go back to Sevilla - we were there in 2015 - then we were in Copenhagen in 2009. Former City defender Joleon Lescott said Haaland will put any feelings of sentiment to one side when he faces his former club and focus all of his attention on overcoming them. In three seasons at Dortmund, Haaland scored 86 goals in 89 games, and his former club will be only too aware of the threat he poses to them when they come up against him. The Norway striker has a phenomenal record in the Champions League having scored 23 goals in 19 appearances, with the 22-year-old looking to open his City account in the tournament. But Guardiola's men conceded twice in quick succession, allowing Real to force extra-time, with the Spanish giants scoring again to take the tie 6-5 on aggregate, before beating Jurgen Klopp's Liverpool 1-0 in the final in Paris. But looking at him, and having met him briefly, I'm sure he's determined to go there and score goals and win the game. So there will be a lot of sentimental elements in the build-up to the game, but both teams and players are professional and will just want an outcome for their respective teams.” But we’ve got good teams to play. [joined City from Dortmund for £51million](https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/transfer-news/breaking-man-city-erling-haaland-26916271) in the summer and has made an immediate impact for [Pep Guardiola's](https://www.mirror.co.uk/all-about/pep-guardiola) side, plundering three goals in as many [Premier League](https://www.mirror.co.uk/all-about/premier-league) games. [Erling Haaland](https://www.mirror.co.uk/all-about/erling-braut-haaland) was handed an instant reunion with former club [Borussia Dortmund](https://www.mirror.co.uk/all-about/borussia-dortmund) as [Manchester City](https://www.mirror.co.uk/all-about/manchester-city-fc) drew them in the [Champions League](https://www.mirror.co.uk/all-about/champions-league).

AN eyesore 10ft statue of Manchester City striker Erling Haaland has been stolen.The effigy — sculpted in full match kit from a tree trunk weighing.

[Erling Haaland](https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/football/19353973/erling-haaland-man-city-hometown/).” [Premier League](https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/football/premierleague/) matches this season. [Norway](https://www.thesun.co.uk/where/norway/). [arrived at City](https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/football/18867511/man-city-announced-haaland-transfer/) in the summer after scoring 86 goals in 89 matches for [Borussia Dortmund](https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/football/team/1250149/borussia-dortmund/). [22-year-old star](https://www.thesun.co.uk/who/erling-haaland/). [Tanzania](https://www.thesun.co.uk/where/tanzania/) until it suddenly vanished early on Wednesday.

MANCHESTER CITY striker Erling Haaland has recalled his reaction to THAT Sergio Aguero goal that secured the club's first Premier League title in 2012.

"The top comes off, and it’s spinning around the head. "The striker shuts his eyes and he hits it, then it’s madness. He continued: "The winning goal felt so strange. [Manchester United](https://www.the-sun.com/sport/football/team/278/manchester-united/) looked to be heading for back-to-back championships having beaten Sunderland 1-0 at the Stadium of Light. "But then, after 91 minutes I think, Dzeko scores. I remember we settled down to watch, my dad was as excited as me, but things just went crazy.

Glenn Hoddle feels the Manchester City striker will enjoy a reunion with Dortmund in the Champions League.

[“They’re] not in great shape,” claimed the ex-City and Liverpool midfielder. For £51m, that is the buy of the century.” “[There are] sentimental elements to that [draw],” former City defender Joleen Lescott added.

After Erling Haaland was officially announced as a Manchester City player, there were many that were sceptical about how he would fit into a Pep Guardiola ...

[Manchester City](/manchester-city), [Erling Haaland](/erling-haaland), [Premier League](/premier-league) [Manchester City](https://www.sportbible.com/city-xtra). [Real Madrid](https://www.sportbible.com/real-madrid) legend [Karim Benzema](https://www.sportbible.com/karim-benzema) as the ideal role model to look up to in respect of constantly evolving over time. [Newcastle](https://www.sportbible.com/newcastle-united) last weekend. [Liverpool](https://www.sportbible.com/liverpool) in the FA Community Shield, his incredible movement was for all to see as he bagged a brace on his Premier League debut against [West Ham](https://www.sportbible.com/west-ham-united). [Erling Haaland](https://www.sportbible.com/erling-haaland) seems to be getting better and better in every game.

With the UEFA Champions League draw now complete we've got some interesting ties including a pair of extremely intriguing reunions between two certain ...

With just five previous meetings between the two, there isn’t a whole lot to go on in this one, but rest assured it’s going to be epic. It’s a matchup that even his former teammates are looking forward to, which leaves the question, ‘is that a good thing?’ Widely considered the ‘Group of Death,’ with Inter Milan and Czech outfit Viktoria Plzen also in the running, it was a tie that Lewandowski himself [admitted ](https://en.as.com/soccer/why-didnt-robert-lewandowski-want-to-face-bayern-munich-and-what-did-joshua-kimmich-say-about-it-n/)he’d like to avoid, but alas the footballing fates had other ideas.