MANCHESTER, England (Reuters) - Erling Haaland arrived at Manchester City nearly a year ago to questions about how a 'battering ram' of a centre-forward would fit into mastermind manager Pep Guardiola's nuanced and tactically demanding style.
Soccer Football - Champions League - Semi Final - Second Leg - Manchester City v Real Madrid - Etihad Stadium, Manchester, Britain - May 17, 2023 Manchester City's Erling Braut Haaland celebrates with a Norway flag after the match REUTERS/Carl Recine
The striker has quickly become the face of team and a major reason the treble-chasers captured their third consecutive Premier League title on Saturday. His 52 goals across all competitions this season had people looking back almost a century as Dixie Dean's 63 for Everton in 1927/28 briefly looked under threat.
"Haaland is a world star, who has come as a world star and is performing like a world star," Neville said on his podcast earlier this season. He scored five goals against RB Leipzig in March, joining Luiz Adriano and Lionel Messi as the only five-goal performances in the competition.
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