Former Manchester United captain Roy Keane criticizes Erling Haaland's general play and compares it to a League Two player. Despite Haaland's impressive goal-scoring record, Keane believes that more presence in the final third is needed. Manchester City falls behind Liverpool in the Premier League standings.
The ex- Manchester United captain said Haaland 's "general play" is "so poor" and "almost like a League Two player". Haaland scored 52 goals in all competitions last season and has 29 this term - 18 in the Premier League . "He helped us win last season and the reason why we didn't create many answers from Erling is we need more presence in the final third with more people. "We played an exceptional game, I reviewed the game against Arsenal but we just missed more people in the final third .
The quality and different skillset we have, Haaland is exceptional." City are three points behind leaders Liverpool after Sunday's match, which saw the home side fail to score in a Premier League game at the Etihad Stadium for the first time since October 2021. Speaking as a pundit on Sky Sports after the game, Keane said of Haaland: "The levels of his general play is so poor, and not just today
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