Pep Guardiola believes Erling Haaland has a hunger for goals like Lionel Messi’s, though Manchester City’s manager urged caution when comparing the striker to arguably the greatest ever player.
Haaland’s penalty in Sunday’s 2-1 victory at Fulham took the Norwegian to 50 goals for the season, including 34 in the Premier League, equalling the competition record set by Andy Cole and Alan Shearer. Messi scored 50 or more club goals six times in nine seasons between 2010-19. Guardiola was the Argentinian’s coach at Barcelona when Messi scored 73 times in the 2011-12 campaign and was asked whether Haaland’s desire to score was at the same level.
