Leicester City manager Brendan Rodgers says he is anticipating Erling Haaland plays as his team hosts Manchester City later today.
The Foxes head coach believes that his team should relish the prospect of facing a player who could dominate the game for the next ten years despite the fact that his place in the team against Leicester is in jeopardy.
Speaking in his pre-match press conference, Rodgers said: “I hope he plays.
“You want to see the best players. The beauty in the Premier League is we have a chance to see a genuine world-class player grow and progress his talent on our shores.
“He’s a brilliant player. I love everything about his game. He’s 22. Everyone can see the talent. He’s a natural goalscorer, but he clearly works on it as well. He never wastes a run. He always makes the right runs, even if the ball doesn’t always come.
“The biggest thing for me is his hunger and the effort he puts in to be the best player he can be. I read somewhere a few years back that he thought he needed to get stronger, so he put on 10kg of muscle. You don’t do that by not working hard. He’s clearly a young player who works on his game.
“He’s blessed with incredible physicality but he looks like he has the hunger to be the very best he can be. Over this next decade it will be great to follow him. I hope he plays, it will be great to measure ourselves against top talents, and he is one.”
Erling Haaland’s Injury fears
Erling Haaland’s current fitness concerns are expected to be nothing more than a minor inconvenience, Manchester City will be hoping.
The Norwegian striker, who moved to the Etihad Stadium over the summer, wasted little time in establishing himself as the Premier League’s most prolific scorer, tallying 22 goals in just 16 games across all competitions.
Despite an incredible start, the 22-year-fitness old’s has suffered this week after he was limited to just 45 minutes against his old team Borussia Dortmund by a foot injury and illness.
What Pep Guardiola said about starting Erling Haaland in Leicester City clash
Pep Guardiola, the head coach of Pep Guardiola’s team, has stated that a last-minute decision will be made regarding Haaland’s participation against the Foxes.
Guardiola explained: “He feels better but we will train this afternoon and we will assess in a few hours.
“We will see how he feels in his foot and after we will decide. I will know in two hours if he’s able to play or not.”
Haaland is not a player who is prone to injuries, but he has had his fair share of aches and pains in recent seasons.
The striker spent seven different periods last season on the sidelines, but most of these times he only missed one or two games because of minor injuries.
