Announcing today that he is at Manchester City to win the Champions League, ERLING HAALAND said.
With a sensational five-goal haul as City destroyed RB Leipzig 7-0 on Tuesday, the prolific Norwegian striker stole the show again.
His effort moved City into the quarterfinals and demonstrated their steadfastness in pursuing the one significant victory that has evaded them.
“Of course, the club wants to win the Champions League,” said Haaland, who has already scored a record 39 goals in 36 games for City since signing from Borussia Dortmund last summer.
Four of the last five Premier League championships have been won by them. The Premier League is already something they know how to win, so they didn’t invite me in to do it.
“Thus, you can interpret the message. My goals for being here are to attempt to advance the team even further and to win the Champions League for the first time.
At the City of Manchester Stadium, Haaland nearly single-handedly demolished Leipzig, setting people reaching for the record books.
He increased his total in the competition to 33 goals in 25 games by becoming just the third player to score five goals in a single Champions League game. At 22 years and 236 days, he was the youngest player to achieve the 30-goal mark and did so most quickly.
Moreover, he surpassed Tommy Johnson’s 38-goal club record set in 1928–1929.
Despite this, he stated that his thirst for goals was far from quenched and that he hoped to improve much further.
“I knew I was going to score goals because, how many did they score last season,” he told CBS. most likely 100. I thought, “Oh, I’d love to be there!” when I watched them cross the ball in without a striker.
But this club has a lot of promise, and I believe we can get much better. It’s simple to say, but I could have put up a higher goal total. I lost a lot of opportunities.
“I can improve in every area. I need to improve in every way, including heading and combining.
After their 1-1 draw in the first leg last month, City’s performance categorically allayed any worries.
In addition to scoring, Ilkay Gundogan and Kevin De Bruyne helped the team win 8-1 overall.
Haaland, who has now scored five hat-tricks this season, remarked, “The sensation is incredible. “It’s a declaration to the competition, which I adore. I’m quite content and proud.