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The concerning Erling Haaland trend Man City can no longer ignore

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In a game of six goals, ’s most notable contribution was defensive. Haring back with the air of a man possessed, he dispossessed Vinicius Junior. And to think there was a theory needed Kyle Walker fit to race with ’s resident roadrunner. Perhaps they simply should have played Haaland at right-back. Or maybe, in a world where John Stones gets an assist at the Bernabeu with a pass on the edge of Real’s box, the future for the Norwegian lies inside his own penalty area.

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