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    “My super strength is scoring goals!” – Erling Haaland reveals key to his form

    Emma TeeBy No Comments3 Mins Read

    • Erling Haaland discusses the secret behind Man City’s productive run following a record-breaking performance against Leipzig.

    "My super strength is scoring goals!" - Erling Haaland reveals key to his form
    “My super strength is scoring goals!” – Erling Haaland reveals key to his form

    Erling Haaland acknowledged that his “super strength is scoring goals” during a record-breaking performance in the Champions League match against RB Leipzig.

    The 22-year-old scored five goals in the second leg of Manchester City’s Champions League round of 16 match against Leipzig to advance the team to the quarterfinals. He was unstoppable.

    Tuesday night, Haaland surpassed Tommy Johnson’s 1929 record of 38 strikes in a season to create a new club record for that statistic.

    Since coming to the Premier League team from Borussia Dortmund in the summer, he has scored five hat-tricks, and he has already surpassed Kylian Mbappe’s record for the youngest player to achieve 30 goals in Champions League play.

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    Haaland gave an explanation of the key to his prolific performance in the final third following City’s crushing 7-0 victory.

    “It’s a big night. Firstly, I’m proud to play in this competition, I love it. Five goals!” he told BT Sport. “My super strength is scoring goals. Should I be honest? A lot of goals today, I didn’t think. I was just trying to get it into the back of the net. A lot of it is being quick in the mind and trying to put it where the goalkeeper is not.

    “To win 7-0 is amazing. I’m blurry in my head. I remember shooting but not thinking. I was so tired after my celebrations.”

    Haaland was seen leading the high press for City, which troubled Leipzig’s keeper Janis Blaswich on several occasions. “We worked on the pressing yesterday, especially at home we have to run and press,” the striker added. “We are so good at getting the ball. In my opinion, we should do this more. I think we can use this more [pressing], there is more space for the guys in between to play. Compared to last year and now we can play with a striker in behind and that’s what I’m trying to bring.”

    When City hosts Burnley on Saturday, the 22-year-old will want to carry on his impressive FA Cup run.