It only took Erling Haaland a little more than four seasons to score more headed goals for Manchester City than any other player in the club’s Premier League history, but the roots of this latest record can be traced back almost a decade.
Despite cutting a towering figure at 6'5", Haaland has never been a renowned header of the ball. In fact, just three of his first 27 goals for the club took advantage of his height. One of the most memorable strikes of the Norwegian’s career at the Etihad was his flying volley against Borussia Dortmund—an acrobatic back-heel six foot off the ground which surely would have been easier to score with his forehead.
