Jamie Carragher believes that Erling Haaland could become the greatest player the Premier League has ever seen. Haaland became the first player to ever score nine goals in his first five Premier League appearances including back-to-back hattricks against Crystal Palace and Nottingham Forest. The Norwegian joined Manchester City this summer after being linked to a number of top clubs across Europe.
“Manchester City have had a really good window. They lost a lot of attacking players but bringing in the likes of (Julian) Alvarez, who already looks like real quality, and Haaland just looks amazing,” Jamie Carragher said about Erling Haaland. “I’m doing City’s game on Saturday at Aston Villa [live on Sky Sports] and I’m excited to watch him in the flesh, commentate on him for the first time and really get a good look at him off the ball as well. We know we’ve got a great player in the league, but I think we’ve got something really special that when he’s finished his time at Manchester City or the Premier League, we’ll be talking about him alongside Thierry Henry. This lad could end up being the best player we see in the Premier League. He’s made a brilliant start, so I’m really excited to see him at the weekend.”
“The question is should they have gone for someone else? Yes, there is an argument that next season – with age and injuries – they will need more than one midfielder. It’s the one area you can question Liverpool,” he added after Arthur Melo joined Liverpool on loan from Juventus. “Yes, they are not panicking, but they could be in the market for two or three midfield players – could they have brought one of them in now? Midfielders are going to be the major shake-up in the next 12 months for Liverpool.”
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