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Man Utd sent scout to watch Haaland five years ago but ended up striker's latest victims

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Manchester United had once sent scouts to watch a 17-year-old Erling Haaland - but ended up on the end of a masterclass from the Norwegian.The Red Devils were put to the sword by their local rivals Manchester City over the weekend, and Haaland was front and centre.

The 22-year-old netted a hat-trick and provided two assists in his most complete performance yet for City.However, he could have played for the red half of the city after United sent scouts to watch him way back in 2018.

Tommy Moller Nielsen - a United scout - was spotted in the stands for Molde's clash with Brann in July 2018.READ MORE: Seven football dads whose sons were better than them after Erling Haaland crushes Man Utd “I remember one day when I was watching Erling train," Molde's chief scout told The Athletic . "I walked down to see Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, who was Molde’s manager, and I said, ‘You have to call Manchester United, mate – this is unreal what we are looking at.’ “Me and Ole understood that this kid was so good we were not going to be able to keep him.

Ole agreed with absolutely everything. ‘I will put a phone call in’, he said, ‘they need to hear about this kid’. We had friends at United. Do you think Erling Haaland would be the player he is now if he had moved to United in 2018?

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