Hair wasn’t the only thing that Erling Haaland was missing when Manchester City’s 2026–27 Premier League season began, walking away with a narrow 2–1 victory over Bournemouth on Sunday. The three-time Golden Boot winner might have been wondering where his team was.
Haaland’s stock reached new heights during the summer, the face of Norway’s charming assault on the World Cup that briefly looked as though it might upset the established global order.
