Aston Villa New boy Jan Bednarek is confident Erling Haaland can be stopped as Steven Gerrard’s side prepare to face the Premier League’s newest goalscoring sensation Erling Haaland.
Haaland has scored nine goals in his first five matches for Manchester City, including hat-tricks in each of the last two outings and will be aiming to continue the streak when the champions visit Villa Park on Saturday evening.
Bednarek, who joined Villa on loan from Southampton on deadline day, could make his debut for Steven Gerrard’s team as they look to avoid a fourth straight league defeat.
And while Poland international is respectful of Haaland’s talent, he does not fear taking on the 22-year-old.
He said: “If someone is scoring nine goals in five games it must be impressive – especially in the Premier League.
“But he is just a human being and he can also be defended (against) very well. Hopefully we can do it.
“We know it’s going to be difficult because they have qualities but we will be really committed, really aggressive. If we don’t give them too much time on the ball they can also struggle, so hopefully we can do that.”
These Bednarek’s comments were shared on Twitter by City Xtra and it attracted plenty of attention from the club’s supporters.
Human? Does he know… pic.twitter.com/lKwXeAGJa9
— Leo🇧🇼 (@mcfcIeo_) September 2, 2022
“Key error, assuming Haaland is human.”
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“Bednarek knows what it’s like to concede 9 in one game”
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“There’s no need to put his team back under pressure. He should have just said Erling is a good player and stop it there. Now he will look like a fool when Erling scores 5.”
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“Just keep inviting trouble”
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“OMG stop it already. You dont stand a chance”
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“Is he telling or is he asking? He sounds scared”
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“If bednerak starts against city he is going to get absolutely smashed by Haaland”
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Jan Bednarek just made the biggest mistake of his life,”Erling Haaland is just a human being”… Whaaaat👀 https://t.co/64r1Nob5YI
— EH⁹🥇 (@GoldenErling) September 2, 2022
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