Chelsea goalkeeper Edouard Mendy is not concerned about Erling Haaland's arrival to the Premier League, comparing him to Crystal Palace striker Christian Benteke.
Manchester City signed Haaland this summer from Borussia Dortmund, and he will begin life in the Premier League next month. He is the bookmakers' favourite to win the Golden Boot after his prolific form in the Bundesliga, but Mendy dismissed the idea that goalkeepers will be scared of the new City striker.
And Mendy used the comparison of Palace forward Benteke to prove his point, even if the Belgian has 142 goals in 453 career appearances, compared to Haaland's 134 goals in 181 senior games.
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Asked how he would prepare for the challenge of facing Haaland, Mendy said: “I study. I study a lot. It’s not about one striker or one team - we just have to focus on every striker, every team we play to win. It’s not because it’s Haaland.
“I look at Haaland like I look at, say, Benteke at Palace - it’s not that different between Crystal Palace and City. You have to be focused because he is a striker and he can score.
“So I study. I study. We have our methods and I don’t need to say what they are. But I study a lot. A lot.”
Mendy also assessed City's title rivals Liverpool after they lost his Senegal teammate Sadio Mane to Bayern Munich this summer.
“I think it is a big loss for the Premier League in terms of quality and in terms of the person,” Mendy said. “We’ve lost someone great and I hope for him he will enjoy the Bundesliga. He’s also a big loss because of his quality, the impact he makes and also because, for the young players, he’s an example. When you lose someone like this it can have a huge impact.”
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