Man City told they have signed their own Zlatan Ibrahimovic in Erling Haaland

Erling Haaland can give Manchester City a presence just like that of Zlatan Ibrahimovic, according to former Blues defender Joleon Lescott.

City bought Haaland this summer for £51m, and he is with the squad for their pre-season tour in the USA this week, where he could potentially make his debut against Club America on Wednesday night. As excitement builds and City fulfil various commercial activities in Houston, club ambassador Lescott spoke to media about the new season, where he warned other Premier League defences that Haaland will be impossible to stop at times in a City shirt, likening his attitude to Ibrahimovic.

"He looks like he enjoys the physical side of it," Lescott said. "Players like that you don't stop, if they turn it on they win the game. So you try to nullify the supply and frustrate them that way. If it was that easy to stop him, everyone would do it.

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"There was Sergio Aguero, and Gabriel Jesus did a good job. But I think he has a more selfish nature which I quite enjoy as a striker. There are games that will be tight and he's going to want to be the stand out performer and that means scoring goals for him.

“I think you can compare Haaland to Zlatan. I like that. He will put pressure on himself to score goals and win games.

“I like the personality he seems to have. I don’t know him in terms of being in and around the place. But it’s clear from the social media presence he has that he is someone who knows what he wants and what he represents. He puts pressure on himself to do well.”

Pressed on what exactly it is that makes Haaland like Ibrahimovic, Lescott said the two share the same build and mentality, and will use