Erling Haaland and Jack Grealish can strike yin-and-yang partnership at Man City
manchestereveningnews.co.ukErling Haaland made his Manchester City debut against Bayern Munich on Sunday. Despite the strength of the opposition, it took just 12 minutes for him to get off the mark in his new sky blue jersey.
The Norwegian scored the only goal of the match in a 1-0 win for the Etihad club and Jack Grealish was the man to assist him, with the pair already developing a relationship on the field. "He’s good," said Haaland of his new teammate. "He has to improve, I have to improve, but it’s a good connection and I like the vibes around him.
It’s going to be fun." Pep Guardiola has a wealth of offensive players at his disposal in Manchester but based on what Grealish offers, he could be the man who truly unlocks Haaland. READ MORE: Man City last man standing Kevin De Bruyne places faith in Pep Guardiola over summer transfer deals "With his movement and quality in the box, we are going to try and put as many balls as possible in the box," said the Spanish coach last week when speaking about his big-money summer signing.
Guardiola seems to appreciate that Haaland is more of a poacher than some of the attacking players he's worked with in the past.
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