Erling Haaland: Tactical analysis of Man City star in Premier League is frightening

Erling Haaland scored his second hat-trick for Manchester City against Nottingham Forest.

The Norwegian forward has made an incredible start to life as a City player following his £51 million transfer from Nottingham Forest.

There were – strangely – doubts over whether or not Haaland would be able to maintain the same, insane firing rate that he’d put on display at Dortmund and at previous clubs. Those doubts have already been shattered.

Haaland has looked every part a world class forward with every minute he’s played for City so far and has given a team that was already so lethal and near perfect another outlet to score goals and punish teams with.

Pep Guardiola’s City sides have never struggled for goals despite playing without a recognised centre forward in recent seasons, so the fact they now have a number nine like Haaland to feed through every week is a frankly sickening thought for rival clubs.

He’s managed six goals and an assist from his first five games as a City player and has given Guardiola’s side a completely new look when going forward. It took him just four Premier League games to bag his first hat-trick as City completed a comeback win over Crystal Palace, and he’s done it again against Nottingham Forest.

City ran riot as Steve Cooper’s side visited the Etihad Stadium, with Julian Alvarez also impressing in a 6-0 thumping. But, naturally, it was Haaland who stole the spotlight as he made it back-to-back hat-tricks by scoring three goals inside the first half.

Following yet another rampant display, the tactical masterminds over at Tifo IRL on YouTube have put together an analysis of Haaland’s start to life in England and why he’s hit it off so well. It’s fascinating and also rather frightening. Check it