Thierry Henry did not hide his admiration for Erling Haaland’s achievement of scoring 5 goals against Leipzig in the second leg of the round of 16 of the Champions League this season.
Haaland’s explosive performance made a legend like Henry unable to hide his admiration.
The former Arsenal striker bowed his head to shake hands with his junior from Norway during a comment exchange after the early morning match of March 15 (Hanoi time). He said: “What more can I say about you, Haaland. What a wonderful performance.”
The former Arsenal striker bowed his head to shake hands with his junior from Norway during a comment exchange after the early morning match of March 15. He said: “What more can I say about you, Haaland. What a wonderful performance.”
Not only Henry, Micah Richards also bowed to Haaland, as a move to praise Man City’s striker. The legend of the blue half of Manchester analyzed: “We are talking about the battle between Gvardiol and Haaland. Gvardiol won the first match (first leg – PV). But Haaland won the war, for sure. The performance was amazing!”.
The City record holder himself then teased Richards and former centre-back Jamie Carragher, saying that out of the three pundits on the pitch, only Henry knew how to score. In addition, the striker born in 2000 also admitted that he still needs to improve more.
“I want to improve many aspects, like finishing with my left foot or with my right foot. Because I still miss opportunities, I think I have to improve a lot of skills,” Haaland answered Henry. favorable position”.
With five goals scored against Leipzig, Haaland became the third player to score a “re-poker” in Champions League history, after Shakhtar Donetsk’s Luiz Adriano (against Bate Borisov in the group stage in October 2014). and Barcelona’s Lionel Messi (against Bayer Leverkusen in the round of 16, March 2012).
