ERLING HAALAND got off to the perfect start at Manchester City after a brace on his Premier League debut against West Ham.
Haaland’s devastating pace proved too much for David Moyes’ side to handle.
His first goal saw him win and convert a penalty, while his second came when he expertly finished a one-on-one after running in behind The Hammers’ defence.
Manchester United legend Roy Keane, who has a known history with the Haaland family, praised the City striker after the game.
He told Sky Sports: “He spoke about his disappointment on one or two of the chances missed.
“He’s obviously a mature lad, he’s hungry and he ticks all the boxes and that’s why Man City went after him – basically all the top clubs in Europe were after him.
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“In terms of a deal it was a no-brainer, 50 odd million seems like peanuts now for one of the world’s potentially brilliant and best players.
“Obviously, the hardest part about football is scoring goals and he does it for fun and it all looks very easy to him.
“Clearly, he’s a hard worker and in the interview there he came across as humble and hungry for more.”
Keane’s history with the Haaland family originates from over 20 years ago when Haaland’s father – Alfe-Inge Haaland – stood over Keane following a major knee injury the Irishman suffered in a game against Leeds in 1997.
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Four years later, Keane took brutal retribution on him with a knee-high tackle in a Manchester derby which many credit to have virtually ended Haaland’s footballing career.
Keane was banned for five games and fined £5,000 for the horror tackle.
The United captain was then banned for a further-five games and fined an additional £150,000 after admitting the foul was intentional.
In contrast to Haaland, Keane ripped into Man United midfielder’s Scott McTominay and Fred after their disappointing performance in Brighton’s 2-1 win at Old Trafford on Sunday.
Source: Soccer - thesun.co.uk
