With rivals throughout Europe finding it difficult to devise a strategy to restrict the Manchester City striker’s blatant threat, Erling Haaland has virtually become unplayable. The formidable Norwegian shot to prominence at the beginning of the current season, scoring 20 goals in just 12 club and national games. By mid-October, he had accomplished this noteworthy milestone.
Before scoring another hat-trick against Israel, he scored five goals for Norway in an 11-1 thumping of Moldova. In the Premier League and Champions League, City scored four braces.