Overview
- Pep Guardiola likened Erling Haaland’s influence to Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo after Manchester City’s 3-1 victory at Bournemouth.
- Guardiola said Haaland is “at that level” and described his impact as enormous, emphasizing the lift he gives the entire team.
- Responding to the comparison, Haaland said, “No, not at all… I am just Erling, a Norwegian guy scoring goals,” in comments reported by Fabrizio Romano.
- Haaland scored twice against Bournemouth and sits atop the Premier League scoring chart with 13 goals in 10 matches this season.
- Coverage notes his major honours with City since 2022, and some reports say his career tally has surpassed 320 goals.