Manchester City Player Erling Haaland admits Arsenal star might have received Footballer of the Year forward of him

By admin Last updated May 26, 2023

Manchester City star Erling Haaland was awarded FWA Footballer of the Year on Thursday night, though he admitted that certainly one of his former title rivals might have received as an alternative of him.

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Erling Haaland believes Martin Odegaard, an Arsenal rival and worldwide teammate, ought to have been topped Soccer Writers’ Footballer of the Year.

Following a outstanding season, the Manchester City star received the annual Soccer Writers’ Affiliation award on Thursday night. He has scored 52 targets in his debut season in England after becoming a member of from Borussia Dortmund, with 36 of these coming within the Premier League.

Pep Guardiola’s staff is on the verge of a historic treble because of their goal-scoring type. The Premier League title has already been received, and City has certified for each the Champions League and the FA Cup finals.

After successful his newest Award, Haaland was requested who ought to obtain the prize as an alternative of himself, and he selected an internationally teammate in addition to a perhaps underappreciated City colleague.

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Chatting with William Hill, he mentioned: “If I had to pick another player to have won Player of the Year, I would say my Norwegian friend, [Martin] Odegaard has had a really good season.

“There are also other teammates that could have easily won it because there’s a lot of players in the Manchester City team that have been outstanding this season. If you watch all of our games, you will see that Rodri has just been so solid throughout the whole season.

“I think sometimes he is a bit hidden because he is in midfield and he’s the one pulling everything together. I don’t want to say too many names, but maybe it could have been one of them.”

He added: “I used to be there [at Real Madrid], so yeah, we talked about it nevertheless it’s not something particular.”

Martin Odegaard has had a spectacular season after aiding Arsenal of their unbelievable title problem. This season, the previous playmaker for Actual Madrid has 15 targets and eight assists within the Premier League.