Alf-Inge Haaland warned fans not to expect his son Erling to score in every match this season ahead of Manchester City's defeat at Liverpool on Sunday afternoon.
Haaland has scored 15 goals in 10 Premier League outings so far in his City career, but the defeat at Anfield saw him fail to find the back of the net in sky blue for the first time since mid-August. His father Alf-Inge, who also played for City, warned Blues fans before the game on Merseyside that his son could not be expected to keep up his ridiculous rate of scoring.
Speaking to former Norway teammate Jan Aage Fjørtoft, Haaland Snr admitted the attention his son is receiving is overwhelming at times, but he's concentrating on keeping his son's feet firmly on the ground.
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"It's a lot of attention at the moment, he's had a great start to the season so it's about maintaining it but we know also there will be some days where he doesn't score," he said. "It's going to be tough but we're trying as best we can not to get too focused on everything that happens next to the pitch."
Alf-Inge recently warned that his son may only stay in Manchester for three or four years, though he did concede that he's happy to see him testing himself against some of the best defenders in the world. Haaland was unable to find a way through Liverpool's backline on Sunday, with Virgil van Dijk playing a starring role in his side's win, and Haaland Snr admitted before the game that the challenge would be one of his son's biggest to date.
"One of the biggest challenges," he said of the battle with Van Dijk. "He's one of the best defenders in the world so it's going to be really tough."
Despite the 1-0 defeat on Sunday, City stay in second place in the table, though Tottenham have now moved level on points after their win over Everton on Saturday. Arsenal's 1-0 win over Leeds means they've now extended their lead at the top to four points.
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