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Alex Brotherton

Sergio Aguero makes Erling Haaland admission after Man City forward's Virgil van Dijk battle

Sergio Aguero has claimed Erling Haaland will need time to adapt to Manchester City and English football as he is "too used to Germany".

Haaland endured a frustrating afternoon as City fell 3-1 to Liverpool in Saturday's Community Shield clash, the first big test since his £51m move from Borussia Dortmund. The 22-year-old and his new teammates didn't really click as a number of brilliant runs made by the striker went unserved.

On the other hand, Haaland completed just seven passes over 90 minutes, a figure that is just not acceptable in a Pep Guardiola team. Haaland played a key role in the move that saw Julian Alvarez score City's equaliser, but a late miss from a few yards out ultimately made it a day to forget for the Norwegian attacker.

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