Manchester United coach Benni McCarthy says Erling Haaland, while one of the best players in the world, was “ineffective” in Saturday’s FA Cup final.
Two Ilkay Gunodgan goals saw Manchester City to a 2-1 win ahead of the Champions League final this weekend with the treble on the line. However, Haaland failed to score in a fourth consecutive game and travels to Istanbul having netted just one goal in his past seven outings.
The superstar has amassed an astonishing 52 strikes in 52 matches this season, including a record-breaking 36 Premier League goals in 35 appearances. McCarthy hailed Haaland as one of the players among the new generation to be the next global icon but outlined where he still has “loads of room for improvement”.