Haaland went blank in both knockout games, was nullified by German defender Antonio Rüdiger, irritated the fans present at the Etihad Stadium, and had a performance so below critical that, despite being the team’s official penalty taker, he was replaced time of extension.
The bad football shown in recent weeks has led to another round of criticism for the Norwegian. And the most scathing was made by former Irish midfielder Roy Keane, a historic Manchester United idol and declared enemy of the center forward’s father.
“In front of goal, he’s the best in the world. But his overall game, for a player of his level, is very poor. He looks like a League Two player [4ª divisão da Inglaterra]. That’s how I look at it,” she said.
Fight (heavy) for the tetra
In a season marked by the balance between Arsenal, Liverpool and City, the Manchester team faces Brighton today to continue depending only on its strengths to become Premier League champions.
Haaland’s team, who will be absent due to a muscle injury, is currently four points behind Arsenal (77 to 73), but has two more games to play than the current leader of the competition.
