Erling Haaland was praised by Rio Ferdinand after scoring another Premier League goal against Southampton in Manchester City’s 4-0 win.
Since his Man City debut, Haaland has scored 15 goals in just nine games. He has a total of 20 goals in just 13 games for his club in all competitions.
Statistics suggest that the Norwegian has more goals than 13 teams in the division.
That does not stop there, since he is very close to the 200th goal of his career but he is only 22 years old.
Ferdinand on Erling Haaland proving him wrong
Pundits from different channels have praised Erling Haaland’s brilliance since his arrival. Rio Ferdinand is the last name on that list, but he has doubts about whether the young striker will be able to match or break the records of Messi or Ronaldo.
In fact, the Norwegian has shattered every club’s Premier League defense as they sit second in the league table. They are just one point behind league leaders Arsenal at the moment.
In the discussion, former Chelsea man Joe Cole recounted how much the game has changed due to the arrival of Erling Haaland. He also criticized pundits who doubted the striker’s abilities before he came to the Premier League.
Rio Ferdinand walked back his words that Haaland was not as prolific as the Bundesliga version of him. He admitted: “Nobody knew what he would do, I’m a big enough man to admit this guy is doing different things now, he’s unheard of. It really is stupid.” Joleon Lescott said Haaland’s quick adaptation to Premier League football had surprised him.
Although pundits are impressed by Erling Haaland’s scoring record in the Premier League, they are not convinced he can reach the level of Messi or Ronaldo.
Ferdinand on Ronaldo’s 700th goal
On Sunday, Manchester City’s neighboring club Cristiano Ronaldo, the legend of this game, reached the 700-goal mark in his professional career. A career that no footballer is close to achieving.
Ronaldo’s former opponent Cole said: “It’s a great achievement to do it the way he has. Haaland can score so many goals, but will he have the quality? I’m not sure. We won’t see two like this for a long time.”
Ronaldo’s former teammate Rio Ferdinand shared his honest thoughts on Haaland. He spoke on BT Sport: “We are looking at Haaland and Mbappé but they won’t catch up. He shows you the levels that we are talking about.” The former defender believes neither of Erling Haaland and Kylian Mbappe can sustain “this level of greatness during this time”.
