Erling Haaland can rival the records of Messi and Ronaldo

Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola believes striker Erling Haaland can match the goalscoring information set by Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo after the Norwegian netted two additional in his facet's 4-1 win over Southampton on Saturday. Haaland was as soon as extra from a groin harm to realize twice at St. Mary's as he took his Premier League tally for the season to 30 and reached 44 in all competitions.

"Reaching the extent of Cristiano and Messi takes quite a lot of laborious work," Guardiola stated after the sport.

"They've under no circumstances been injured. Erling is so massive. He's large. So he needs quite a lot of care from the physios. But since I met him, he has top-of-the-line mindset. His concepts is in top-of-the-line place.

"He lives to be skilled and to compete. I see his response when he misses targets, even in instructing durations. But he is irritated for 5 minutes after which he comes as soon as extra and does the job he must do."

"He places stress on himself like Messi and Ronaldo. When he would not rating two or three targets, he says 'what's the problem, what's the problem? The numbers he has at his age are unimaginable.

"You see what number of video video video games Erling carried out in his skilled occupation and as well as you have a look at the targets he scored in that point to Messi and Cristiano, it is fairly related.

"I actually really feel Messi is an extra full participant. He can play anyplace on account of he understands the sport.

"The completely completely different two, Cristiano and Haaland, are like a machine. But Erling is acutely aware of the choice two guys have been dominating for twenty years, not solely a yr.

"They've scored targets, acquired titles and achieved completely all the points. I actually really feel soccer is the next place on account of Cristiano and Messi on account of what they've achieved for this enterprise competing for the massive golf instruments.

"Erling is barely 22 and he is doing it all through the toughest league on the earth. I can discuss on account of I've been in a number of leagues. To do what he does is great."

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