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The star Manchester City center-forward Erling Haaland is one of the emerging football sensations in modern-day football. He is giving a tough fight to many you-generation footballers his age. He was also a part of the Man City lineup which emerged as the champion in the UEFA Champions League 2023.
But Haaland has now made it to the headlines of social media for his recent gesture off the field of the football. The incident happened when a young fan wanted to click a photograph with the star footballer.
Subsequently, Haaland noticed the young guy wearing the kit of City’s rivals Manchester United. He didn’t take too long to cover Man Utd’s badge with his hand over the fan’s chest and he almost squeezed the badge.
Later on, a section of the fans came up with various different opinions on this piece act by a player of Erling Haaland’s stature. They immediately took to the social media platform Twitter and reacted with many responses for the Norwegian international.
Here’s how fans reacted:
Loyal man right there
— Polina (@SweetyPolinaXO) June 21, 2023
He even told him to buy a new kit 🤣🤣
— Calvin (@CalvinDarago) June 21, 2023
Too much obsessed with Manchester United 😯
— CB Qurx (@cb_qurx) June 21, 2023
Haaland owns Manchester United
— Macy Macy🌐 (@Macy_Macy0) June 21, 2023
Roy Keane watching this and lacing up his boots for a tackle next time he sees Haaland.
— Duelbits.com (@Duelbits) June 21, 2023
That’s how City been choking their rival for the past decades 💀😭
— 𝐁𝐒7⚡️ (@Tutor438659181) June 21, 2023
😂🤣🤣
— REECE (@Reece_cfc1) June 21, 2023
Yeah the man is loyalty at his team
— carlink0612 (@carlink0612) June 21, 2023
Wasn’t necessary but OK
— Collinz (@saintcollinz93) June 21, 2023
He knows the meaning of rivalry
— Kevin🎗️ (@maxtermindx) June 21, 2023
Speaking of his stats on the field in the season of 2022-23, Haaland has played 35 games in the Premier League, 11 games in the Champions League, and 4 in FA CUP followed by 2 and 1 respectively in EFL Cup and Community Shield. In these 53 matches, Haaland has proved worthwhile for his side with some amazing performances on the field.
He scored a total of 52 goals alongside 9 assists. Whereas, there were six instances when Haaland was given a yellow card by the referee during the match.
Although it was heartbreak for Haaland at the time of FIFA World Cup 2022 as his national side Norway failed to qualify for the prestigious football quadrennial played in Qatar. Alongside Haaland, Mohamed Salah and Gianluigi Donnarumma were also the names who missed the FIFA World Cup as their respective national sides Egypt and Italy couldn’t qualify for the main edition.