Erling Haaland‘s goalscoring numbers are “ridiculous,” in accordance with Manchester Metropolis supervisor Pep Guardiola, and the Norway striker can problem the requirements set by each Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi.
Haaland scored the tenth hat trick of his Metropolis profession within the 4-1 win over Ipswich City on Saturday.
He is now acquired 94 targets in 101 video games in all competitions since his transfer from Borussia Dortmund in 2022 and a outstanding 67 in 68 Premier League appearances — numbers that Guardiola mentioned rival these of two of one of the best gamers in historical past in Ronaldo and Messi.
“He did it in Salzburg and in Germany; the numbers are ridiculous,” Guardiola mentioned.
“He can compete when it comes to targets with Cristiano and Messi. The numbers are unbelievable at his age. He is an unimaginable menace, hopefully he might be right here for a few years.”
After scoring his first of the season within the 2-0 win at Chelsea final weekend, Haaland now has 4 in two video games to kick-off the present marketing campaign.
Guardiola picked a crew towards Ipswich with out Rodri, Kyle Walker and Phil Foden as his worldwide gamers get again in control.
Haaland missed the Euros after Norway didn’t qualify and Guardiola mentioned the 24-year-old is feeling the good thing about his prolonged break over the summer season.
“I mentioned a couple of weeks in the past, he feels higher than earlier seasons,” Guardiola mentioned.
“This season, no Euros, calm down and arrive effectively. We talked a bit within the States [on the preseason tour] as a result of I did not like some issues and he modified. After all, he can not play all of the video games, we all know how vital his numbers are.”
