Erling Haaland: 'Still early days' as Man City striker continues evolution - Rio Ferdinand and Shaun Wright-Phillips

It's «still early days» for Erling Haaland in his adjustment to life at Manchester City, says the club's ex-winger Shaun Wright-Phillips. Haaland went into his side's Champions League Round of 16 first-leg tie with RB Leipzig with a remarkable 32 goals from 31 games under his belt this term, but there is a feeling that his new team are still working how to play with a bona fide No. 9, having played so fluently and successfully last season chiefly without a recognised striker.

Ad BT Sport's pundits concurred with that theory, with Wright-Phillips — alongside Rio Ferdinand — revealing how he managed to settle in at Chelsea after his own big move from City. Premier League'I thought I deserved to play and he didn't' — Cancelo says Pep chat led to City exit3 HOURS AGO Haaland joined City last summer after two-and-a-half years with Borussia Dortmund. Former Manchester United defender Ferdinand said: «I think it's conversations.

You [Wright-Phillips] would've had that in the changing room [at Chelsea]. »When you're on the ball Frank [Lampard], I'm going to run, please just pass it, don't even think about it, I'll be there'." Wright-Phillips replied: «That's a relationship when I played there that we built up. 'I thought I deserved to play and he didn't' — Cancelo says Pep chat led to City exit Neymar set for 'further tests' on ankle ligament damage »I knew that if Frank gets on the ball, go straight away.

I knew as soon as I take a first touch, [Didier] Drogba's going to run across the front post, so put the ball in early. «These are relationships you build up over a period of time, which I think — in respect of Haaland — it's still early days. »They're still trying to build that cohesion, and I think at times we see it at its