JDid Manchester City’s purchase of Erling Haaland, the super striker of the German club Borussia Dortmund, fail? City’s Norway striker only touched the ball three times in the first half hour in the Community Shield against Liverpool! The sight of Haaland not being able to adapt to the style of the English Premier League. Holland was left disappointed when Liverpool won the match 3-1.
Liverpool fans took to Twitter to mock Haaland. The star was described as ‘Norwegian Lukaku’. Chelsea’s Belgium striker Romelu Lukaku left the Premier League after not being able to play as expected. Tweets that Haaland will be the same as Lukaku.
On the other hand, Alvarez and Darwin Nunes, who debuted for Liverpool, also shone. Nunes scored Liverpool’s third goal in injury time.
Twenty-two-year-old Haaland played 90 minutes but could not shake the face of the Liverpool goal. Haaland’s debut will be remembered for missing a huge chance in injury time. Haaland missed the chance to score an open goal by hitting the cross bar.
Haaland survived the marking of Liverpool defenders only on rare occasions.
But City’s fans replied that it was not time to measure Haaland and to remember that the Premier League had not yet started.
Trent Alexander-Arnold’s goal gave Liverpool an early lead in the Community Shield. City’s equalizer was scored by new player Julian Alvarez. The goal was allowed after video review. Liverpool scored their second goal from a penalty after a war check. Nunez’s header was awarded a penalty for hitting City defender Rubendyez’s hand. Mohamed Salah scored a penalty. With Nunez scoring, it was clear that the biggest transfer to the Premier League this season was not in vain.