Erling Haaland says he’s “not stressed” about his mini-goal drought forward of Saturday’s Champions League last towards Inter Milan after already scoring 52 in his first season at Manchester City.
The Norwegian smashed the Premier League document for targets in a single marketing campaign, with 36, and has helped take City to inside one sport of a historic treble after additionally lifting the FA Cup.
But a four-game scoreless streak is the longest of Haaland’s City profession so far, and he has netted simply as soon as in his previous seven matches.
“You can think of it as one goal in seven games or 52 goals in 52 games and eight assists, I think (he has nine),” mentioned Haaland. “You can think of it in both ways. I’m not stressed. I feel really good.
“I didn’t expect to score this many goals, but again, I could have scored more. I’ve been missing a lot of chances, so I could have scored more. That’s the truth.”
Manchester City’s Erling Haaland exhibits 5 along with his hand after he scored his fifth aim, the 6-0, throughout the Champions League spherical of 16 second leg match between Manchester City and RB Leipzig on the Etihad stadium in Manchester, England, Tuesday, March 14, 2023.
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City was already the dominant home power in English soccer earlier than Haaland arrived from Borussia Dortmund final yr.
However, the English champion continues to be to overcome Europe, and his signing was seen as the ultimate piece within the jigsaw to ship Champions League glory.
“Of course, I feel pressure. I would lie if I said I didn’t,” the 22-year-old mentioned.
“You say it yourself and it’s true — they won the Premier League without me, they won every trophy without me.
“So I’m here to try to do a thing that the club has never done before and I’ll do my best.”
City is the favorite to get the higher of the Italian giants in Istanbul and develop into simply the second aspect to do the treble of Premier League, FA Cup and Champions League in the identical season.
Pep Guardiola’s males turned the primary group to win the English home treble of the Premier League, FA Cup and League Cup 4 years in the past.
And Haaland believes it’s little shock that City are on the cusp of emulating the achievement of Manchester United, who received the treble in 1998/99.
“If you’d said this scenario before the season I wouldn’t think of it, of course,” mentioned the Norwegian.
“But, again, when you look at the team, how close they’ve been with every single trophy every single season it’s not like it’s been not possible.
“We have been believing in ourselves ever since I came here. Just one game left.”
