As Metropolis prepares to tackle Leeds United, one participant, particularly, will probably be wanting ahead to the encounter.
Erling Haaland has all the time had a detailed relationship with the Metropolis of Leeds and the soccer that’s performed there. The Norwegian was born in Leeds at a time when his father Alfie was enjoying for Leeds United earlier than becoming a member of Manchester Metropolis.
In consequence, the striker has all the time had an innate connection to the group and the soccer crew, and he has beforehand expressed his love for Leeds United publicly claiming that he’s a Leeds United fan.
When he was 16 years outdated, he had mapped out his profession plan of enjoying the English League claiming that his “dream is to win the Premier League with Leeds”.
He has additionally been filmed signing autographs for Leeds United followers previously whereas carrying their shorts.
Commonplace video of Haaland signing autographs from his automotive… oh wait. What shorts are these? He’s Leeds isn’t he… pic.twitter.com/g8FtWBBXPd
— Alex Chaffer (@AlexChaffer) July 29, 2021
And apparently, he had virtually joined Leeds previously as revealed by James Milner. He was requested about Haaland’s connections with Leeds to which he advised Viaplay (by way of Staff Discuss):
“I can affirm that he mentioned he was going to signal for Leeds just a few years in the past after we performed in opposition to him.”
It will be a special day for the Norwegian and he’s wanting ahead to the match in opposition to his former RB Salzburg supervisor Jesse Marsch. The American revealed (by way of 90min) that Haaland texted him as quickly because the fixtures had been out saying that it’s the fixture he’s most wanting ahead to.
However he’ll preserve his feelings apart as he prepares to tackle Leeds United. He has already scored 18 targets within the league thus far and offered 3 assists in simply 13 video games, and he’ll look to proceed his insane goal-scoring kind in opposition to the membership he adores.
Manchester Metropolis returned to enjoying home soccer in Thursday’s League Cup conflict in opposition to Liverpool and it took Haaland solely 10 minutes to get on the scoresheet and there may be virtually little question that he will probably be on the scoresheet once more in opposition to a struggling Leeds United.
