Man City's Erling Haaland gives 'hope' with ability to score goals 'out of nothing', says Rio Ferdinand

Rio Ferdinand believes Erling Haaland’s ability to score ‘out of nothing’ helps his Manchester City colleagues to «elevate» their performances. The former Manchester United and England defender was discussing the Norwegian striker’s efficiency on BT Sport, having scored 13 goals already for his new club after joining from Borussia Dortmund in the summer. Ad Haaland’s goal threat makes City a better side besides the goals alone, he explained.

Champions League'He thrives on this stage' — Hargreaves praises 'almost priceless' Haaland14/09/2022 AT 22:26 “He makes average, or bad balls, look really good,” he said. “That then elevates other people’s performances. He gives you an extra level of hope.

He doesn’t need loads of touches of the ball. He can produce a moment out of nothing. “If most strikers don’t get the ball, they’re not happy.

They go searching for it, they disrupt the team. The fluidity of the team changes because of their desire to be a part of the game more than just the end product. “He’s like: ‘Give me a chance to score, I’m happy.’” 'I'm not going to stop' — Vinicius Jr hits back at racist abuse and vows to keep dancing 'I hope you don't come in rusty' — Ferdinand warns Southgate over 'magical' Grealish 'He will never be a problem' — Conte has faith that 'angry' Son will end goal drought Joleon Lescott, a former Manchester City and England player, agreed.

He explained: “That’ll be the thing, I’ve played with and against strikers with that mentality. “If they get frustrated you feed on that, they put themselves in areas where they’re not as dominant. Haaland doesn’t care, he’s not interested.