Manchester City star Erling Haaland had a seven-team shortlist before opting to move to the Etihad Stadium, but rivals Manchester United were never one of the options.
The Norway international has been in stunning form since completing his big-money summer move, and has the chance to score a third hat-trick of the season when he takes on United this weekend. United had been hopeful of landing the 22-year-old, especially when Ralf Rangnick was in charge after working with Haaland at Red Bull Salzburg, but no move materialised.
Now, according to the player's own father, it has emerged that Haaland never considered an Old Trafford switch when the time came to leave Signal Iduna Park. Alf-Inge Haaland has shared details of the seven-team shortlist for the star which included three Premier League sides but not United.
