Julian Alvarez detailed what it’s like to play alongside Manchester City strike partner Erling Haaland, but rеvealed one disagreement they do have.
WHAT OCCURED?
In the summer, Alvarez and Haaland respectively transferred from Borussia Dortmund and River Plate to Manchester City. The 23-year-old World Cup champion was full of admiration for his Norwegian teammate beyond just football terms, but took issue with Haaland’s apparent affinity to Boca Juniors, River Plate’s bitter rivals. The two have already contributed to 51 goals across all competitions.
WHAT THEY SAID: “Beyond what we all know football-wise, he [Haaland] is a good guy,” Alvarez said in an interview with TyC Sports . “He helps me, we talk and from the outside I try to watch him to learn. Since I arrived he used to tell me that he was a Boca fan and talked to me about La Bombonera. I think he was with Leonardo Balerdi at Borussia Dortmund and that was a bit of an influence. Let’s see if we can change it little by little, it’s going to be difficult but we’re going to try.”
THE BIGGER PICTURE: While Haaland has got the majority of the plaudits for his record-breaking start to life in England, Alvarez has popped up with some important performances for Guardiola’s side, particularly as an impact substitute late on. Despite his last FA Cup outing being one to forget, the Argentina international will be hoping to feature for City in their Champions League return fixture against RB Leipzig, having been an unused substitute in a 1-1 draw in the first leg.
WHAT WILL ALVAREZ DO NEXT? The City will have to wait for that opportunity however, as Guardiola’s team are next in action on Saturday, when they travel to Premier League strugglers Crystal Palace.
Haaland’s “new counterbalance,” reviving the Rabiot case?
The Red Devils’ desire to sign a striker with exceptional potential or the resumption of the Rabiot transaction are noteworthy MU transfer news for today, 8/3.
MU dispatched scouts to find Benjamin Sesko
The weekend saw scouts from Manchester United watch Red Bull Salzburg forward Benjamin Sesko play, according to reports from 90min.
And it was the young Slovenian star who confirmed his not insignificant potential by scoring a hat-trick.
It is known that the Red Devils are ready to “spend their money” on Sesko in this summer despite the obstacles in the transfer procedure with two teams, RB Salzburg and RB Leipzig.
Experts believe that if this 19-year-old striker plays in the Premier League, he will eventually entirely replace Erling Haaland as a counterweight.
The Rabiot transaction is about to resume at MU
Adrien Rabiot’s current Juventus contract expires at the end of this year, and no action has been taken to sign a new one as of yet.
According to Football Insider, once again, Manchester United is considering bringing the French player back to Old Trafford this summer in the form of CNTD. Nearly a year ago, the Red Devils were also very close to Rabiot for £15 million.
Haaland generated excitement when he collided with a defender for Newcastle
Several spectators were intrigued by the incident on March 4 when Erling Haaland nearly raced 40 meters home to agitate Dan Burn during Man City’s Premier League victory against Newcastle.
When Jack Grealish received the ball in his own half in the 73rd minute, Burn fouled him from behind, causing him to fall to the ground in agony. Newcastle’s left-back used foul language because he believed Grealish was cheating, which led to arguments between players on both sides.
Haaland raced about 40 meters to the opponent’s home field from the vicinity of the 16m50 area to agitate Burn. To separate these two players, teammates had to step in. Simon Hooper, the official, then sent Burn and Haaland to a corner and gave them both a yellow card.
The two tallest players on each squad are said to get into heated exchanges, which excite the crowd, according to the British publication Sunsport.
Haaland is 1.94 meters tall and weighs 88 kilos, while Burn is 1.98 meters tall and weighs only one kilogram less than Haaland.
“Haaland vs Burn. It’s a battlе I’m willing to pay to see,” one fan wrote on Twitter , with a flame icon. “I want to see Haaland and Burn fιght,” wrote another. “It’s going to be a crаzy fιght.”
Haaland played the entire 90 minutes of this game, touched the ball 29 times, passed the ball 84% accurately with a decisive line, missed the goal twice, and misplaced the ball nine times. As he made one touch on Bernardo Silva’s shot outside the corner to make it 2-0, he provided an assist.
In the 26th season of the Premier League, Man City has scored 1,000 home goals. The 63 goals Man City scored in 19 home games during the 2013–2014 season is their best accomplishment. The 61 goals scored during the 2017–18 season—Pep Guardiola’s first English Premier League championship—are listed below. Throughout the span of the Spain coach’s tenure at the Etihad Stadium, 356 of 1,000 goals were scored.
On the day when Arsenal overcame Bournemouth 3-2 in the late match, Man City was unable to close the gap with the top of the table.
Five points behind “Gunners,” Guardiola’s instructors and students currently have 58 points.
On March 11, Man City was a guest of Crystal Palace in the 27th round of the English Premier League and then received RB Leipzig in the second leg of the 1/8 Champions League round on March 14.
The score was at 1-1 after the first leg at Red Bull Arena.
