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Joe Bray

Ederson debunks 'lie' about Man City striker Erling Haaland and makes Gabriel Jesus comparison

Erling Haaland has made a habit of being in the right place at the right time for Manchester City - but teammate Ederson has dismissed the idea that any of his 32 goals have been easy.

Haaland has 32 goals in 31 games, but still has his detractors who think that he is making City worse, or that he has signed for the wrong team. As many of his goals have come from inside the penalty area, he has also been accused in some quarters of 'only' scoring easy goals.

However, goalkeeper Ederson has leapt to Haaland's defence, insisting that the striker's positional awareness and mentality make the so-called 'easy' finishes far more difficult than they look.

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