"In every interview I have to answer two or three questions about him," said Manuel Akanji this week when Erling Haaland was inevitably mentioned in an interview.
Pep Guardiola has already learned to embrace the inevitable questions about Haaland in his Manchester City press conferences, joking with the Norwegian journalists who are now regulars around the Etihad, and telling reporters last week to ask about John Stones before the avalanche of Haaland questions began after the win over Borussia Dortmund.
As well as the goals Haaland is scoring, his impact on the club as a whole in such a short space of time is remarkable — something only the biggest world stars can do. However, that attention is also having another hidden benefit to the City squad, with players beginning to open up more about the new era at the Etihad since Haaland arrived.
