Erling Haaland was begged to sign for Manchester United in a comical video which has been doing the rounds on popular social media platform TikTok. Haaland, 22, continues to set the Premier League alight with 10 goals coming from his first six appearances in the competition for cross-city neighbours Manchester City.
Having missed out on signing England captain Harry Kane last season, key figures in the Etihad Stadium boardroom switched their attentions to Haaland this summer and promptly won the race for his £51million signature. It saw the Premier League champions win the goal-scoring lottery and so that has proved with his break-taking start.
Had things turned out a little differently, though, Haaland might have signed for United in January 2020 - when the player settled on Bundesliga giants Borussia Dortmund despite strong interest. United were keen on Haaland during subsequent windows, too, but City emerged as heavy favourites and, ultimately, got their target.
