Maidstone United manager George Elokobi told Hamzad Kargbo to study footage of Erling Haaland before his goal and assist in 3-0 win over Chippenham

Hamzad Kargbo excelled on his first Maidstone start - after being told to watch Erling Haaland for tips.

Kargbo opened the scoring and provided an assist for John Gilbert as United beat Chippenham 3-0 at home in National League South on Saturday.

The big centre-forward’s outstanding performance came after manager George Elokobi encouraged him to watch footage of Manchester City goal machine Haaland.

It did the trick for the former QPR youngster who’s been steadily building his fitness since arriving at the Gallagher Stadium as a free agent.

He scored his first Stones goal after coming off the bench against Tonbridge last week and made it two in two home games after being named in the starting XI against former loan club Chippenham.

“Hamzad Kargbo was absolutely brilliant today in terms of his forward play but more so being a presence in the box to make things happen for the team,” said Elokobi.

“He’s been waiting, he’s been patient, we have to make sure we manage him right because it’s important we don’t get too carried away and then we end up not having him for a long spell.

“We’ve seen glimpses of him but it’s important we try and keep him as fit as he can be.

“He took his goal well, and the assist as well, but his presence made a difference for us.

“He’s got the aerial ability to pick out team-mates.

Report: Maidstone 3-0 Chippenham

“We’ve seen it in training, he was scoring headers for fun, so we just told him to be in the right areas and the ball will come.

“And I’ve always used the example of one of the prolific goalscorers in world football at the moment, Erling Haaland.

“He doesn’t touch the ball many times, however, in and around the 18-yard box, he’s deadly.

“I’ve told Hamzad, go and watch some of those