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Joe Bray

Chelsea's Edouard Mendy makes strange Erling Haaland and Christian Benteke comparison

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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