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Opposition players are asking each other how to stop ‘Cristiano Ronaldo-esque’ Erling Haaland, who’s backed to break ‘every single record in football’
Rivalries still burn brightly in the game but Erling Haaland has inadvertently united players from all Premier League clubs.
The Norwegian striker has made a stunning start to life at Manchester City, scoring 14 goals in ten appearances in all competitions.
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Haaland has been unplayable so far this season and Hal Robson-Kanu, who boasts Premier League experience, revealed that Haaland's antics will be sending players from opposing clubs into overdrive.
In fact, players who are often found kicking lumps out of each other on the pitch are comparing notes on how to stop the flying 22-year-old.
"This guy is a monster, that is the way to describe him," Robson-Kanu said on Kick Off.
"I know for a fact that opposition players are calling other teams saying, 'We're playing City at the weekend, how do we stop Haaland?'"
And former Wales striker Robson-Kanu believes Haaland will break every single record in football if he stays at Man City long enough.
"Physically he towers above most defenders. In terms of the goals he's scored this season he's a threat in the air," Robson-Kanu added.
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"It's almost [Cristiano] Ronaldo-esque where he leaps, generates power off the ground and mid-air he'll just thrust his head at the ball.
"A lot of players will build careers off physical attributes... you can have a very, very successful career if you are excellent from a physical perspective.
"Lay it on top of that his speed, his sharpness and his technical ability with the ball. He will come to feet, link play and spin in behind, it's insane.
"What he's doing for City now makes me think that if he stays fit and plays all the games for the next decade at City then he breaks every single record in football."
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