Manchester City legend Sergio Aguero has put his former club’s new star Erling Haaland in the same category as some of the world’s best-ever goal scorers.
Haaland has started his career at City in unbelievable fashion as he has already netted 20 goals in his first 13 appearances in all competitions for the club since his summer switch from Borussia Dortmund.
Haaland taking the baton from Aguero 😂 pic.twitter.com/OKQ88XlO7E
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The 22-year-old was rested in latest Champions League match against FC Copenhagen, which ended in a 0-0 draw.
Haaland has already smashed some records as he scored three successive hat-tricks in three successive home games as well as becoming the fasted player to hit three hat-tricks in the Premier League as he managed this in only eight games.
Sergio Aguero has likened Erling Haaland to one of the GOATs 🐐
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Aguero has been talking to the media, and put Haaland in the same bracket as Lionel Messi and Zlatan Ibrahimovic.
“There’s been many strikers worthy of awe I can think of. One of my favourites was Ronaldo (Nazario), who time and time again proved to be the full package as a player, and a menace before the goalposts.
“Each era usually has two or three players with that ability – and usually with different styles. Diego (Maradona), Romario, Lewandowski, (Zlatan) Ibrahimovic, and Leo, of course. Each had their own flair but they were all tremendous scorers to a fault.”
“Speaking of Haaland specifically, he’s got potency, athleticism, and a particular instinct for goals, which makes him very dangerous.
“He’s got everything to keep racking up amazing stats, especially being part of an offensively-minded team like City.
“That, in turn, means plenty of opportunities to score. He’s young and has a lot of potential to continue breaking records. Key to this, of course, will be consistency.”
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