Gary Lineker has given Erling Haaland the edge over Harry Kane but insists picking the better striker is no easy decision. Haaland was the star performer on Sunday as Manchester City beat Manchester United 3-0 at Old Trafford.
The Norwegian scored twice either side of half-time before squaring the ball for Phil Foden to net the third. Five goals in three games have seen Haaland return to his brilliant best in front of goal, following a tough run of one in five.
He and Kane are different types of strikers and Lineker believes that while it's tough to separate the two, City's No.9 edges it. ALSO READ: City can forget about United after derby mismatch ALSO READ: Erling Haaland responds to Roy Keane chants "I would probably go Haaland because he is more of the player I was, that’s the only reason I can think of," Lineker told the Rest Is Football Podcast. "He’s the ultimate poacher. "You can say he scores more goals, but Harry Kane and his goal-scoring ratio, even now in Germany, is better than a goal a game as is Haaland’s.
They are very different talents, very different footballers but both score a phenomenal amount of goals. "Haaland’s quicker so he could probably press higher for Pep, better than Harry Kane could.