Elland Road was always the one for Erling Haaland. When Manchester City’s sensation saw the fixtures his eyes scanned for Leeds United away and his homecoming.
The Premier League’s runaway top goalscorer was born in Leeds in July 2000, shortly before dad Alfie departed the Whites for Maine Road. His life has always been tied to the city and, at last, he is making that pilgrimage he must have craved all his life.
The plot only thickens when you toss in his former boss Jesse Marsch in the opposition dugout. The pair had six months together at Red Bull Salzburg before the Norway international moved on to Borussia Dortmund.
