Haaland's father warns City fans: "There will be some days where he doesn't score"
The Norwegian has made an explosive start to his Premier League career, but his father is keen to remind everyone it won't be easy for him to keep it going
The (ironic) debate on whether Manchester City's Erling Haaland is a robot or not continues in England, but regardless his father thinks people shouldn't just expect him to score. The Norwegian's father, former Skyblues player Alfie, argues that supporters shouldn't take his goals for granted in every game.
Haaland won't score in every game warns his father
Haaland failed to score for Premier League champions City for just the third time in 14 outings on Sunday as the Citizens fell to Liverpool at Anfield, and his father was keen to remind people that his son is, in fact, a human being, despite what his improbable goal-scoring record might suggest.
"It's a lot of attention at the moment. He's had a great start to the season, so it's about maintaining it, but we know also there will be some days where he doesn't score", explained Alf Inge Haaland duing an interview with his former Norway teammate Jan Age Fjortoft. "It's going to be tough, but we're trying as best we can not to get too focused on everything that happens next to the pitch".
Liverpool's Virgil Van Dijk made a concerted effort to stop Haaland
The former Manchester City player, who was the victim of Roy Keane's most infamous tackle during a Manchester Derby, assured that his son has plenty of competition, incluiding Liverpool's Virgil van Dijk, who he called "one of the biggest challenges". "He's one of the best defenders in the world so it's going to be really tough", added Erling Haaland's father, although perhaps that's exactly what you'd expect from the creator of goal-scoring robot.
Continue reading: Van Dijk after STOPPING Haaland: "We showed we wanted it more"
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