Sergio Aguero compares Haaland to Messi and says he will continue to break records

Former Manchester City striker, Sergio Aguero, has said Erling Haaland has the potential to be the Lionel Messi of the next generation as he will keep breaking records.

Haaland has made an incredible start to life at Manchester City, scoring 20 goals in 13 appearances across all competitions. So far, the 22-year-old striker has only failed to find the back of the net in two games for City, who paid Borussia Dortmund £51million for his signature in the summer.

The Norwegian has long been earmarked for greatness and City legend Aguero is a big fan. Aguero banged in 260 goals in 389 appearances for the club, but has already seen enough to know that Haaland can reach such heights – and even those set by his compatriot Messi.

Aguero has put Haaland in the same bracket with names like Brazil legend Ronaldo, Lionel Messi, Diego Maradona and Robert Lewandowski.

“There’s been many strikers worthy of awe I can think of. One of my favourites was Ronaldo [Nazario].

“Each era usually has two or three players with that ability – and usually with different styles.

“Diego [Maradona], Romario, Lewandowski, [Zlatan] Ibrahimovic, and Leo, of course! Each had their own flair but they were all tremendous scorers to a fault,” Aguero said to Stake.

“Speaking of Haaland specifically, he’s got potency, athleticism, and a particular instinct for goals, which makes him very dangerous. He’s got everything to keep racking up amazing stats, especially being part of an offensively-minded team like City.”

“That in turn means plenty of opportunities to score. He’s young and has a lot of potential to continue breaking records. Key to this, of course, will be consistency,” he further added.