Erling Haaland: Jamie Carragher highlights how Man City star terrified Man Utd players

Erling Haaland terrified Lautaro Martinez and the Manchester United defender’s teammates at the Etihad Stadium on Sunday afternoon.

The world-class 22-year-old scored a third hat-trick in as many home games and registered two assists for Phil Foden as Manchester City recorded an emphatic 6-3 victory.

Jamie Carragher provided some expert analysis on Haaland’s latest masterclass and highlighted the effect that the Norwegian striker had on Erik ten Hag’s players.

Haaland became only the 14th player in history to earn a perfect 10 score from French publication L’Equipe thanks to his magnificent display in the Manchester derby.

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Much was made in the build-up to Sunday’s derby about how United centre-back Lautaro Martinez would cope with Haaland – and Carragher’s analysis showed that the Argentina international endured a torrid afternoon thanks to City’s seemingly unstoppable No. 9.

One clip showed how Martinez attempted to get tight to Haaland early in the match, but was thrown to the ground. 

“This was after three minutes in the game,” Carragher noted. “I’m talking about [a striker] getting into your head as a defender. Watch Martinez. I can’t see what he’s doing here is wrong. He’s tight and aggressive. The ball doesn’t come in but it’s ‘get off!’. He just throws you to the floor. He’s a completely different animal in terms of physicality.”

Watch Haaland throw Martinez to the ground here: