Manchester City striker Erling Haaland has warned the rest of the Premier League that the best is yet to come after he bagged a hat-trick against Crystal Palace on Saturday.
When Haaland struggled in the season opening Charity Shield defeat against Liverpool, critics suggested that the Norwegian would struggle in the Premier League.
The Man City striker has been on fire at the start of the campaign, scoring six goals in just four games. Three of those game on Saturday as City came from 2-0 down to beat Crystal Palace 4-2.
After scoring his first Premier League hat-trick for Manchester City, Haaland says there’s much more to come.
“Of course it takes time but I know it will come and get even better. It’s not easy to come to a new club, a new country so it has been a good start,” he said.
“It was a really good feeling to turn the game around. We had the mentality to trust each other and keep going.”
The Norway striker was careful to insist that team objectives remain above personal achievements, saying: “It’s about trying to continue what we are doing. It was about small adjustments and we did that and got results. We had to listen to the manager.”
He also had time to joke that his first goal will be to catch father Alfie Haaland’s personal tally of 18 goals. He explained: “It’s a proud moment for me and my family but my Dad will probably say he had more goals in the Premier League than me so I will chase that.”
Haaland is living up to his reputation as one of the biggest talents in world football and any doubts that he would be able to cut it in the Premier League have gone.
