Erling Haaland vouchsafes that he\u2019s become not only a better player but also a better person during his time at Manchester City.<\/p>\n
The Norwegian harbors confidence that the improvement will continue in the coming months, after having already enjoyed a phenomenal start to life at the Club, as he is already approaching 100 City goals, besides having7 won the Premier League Golden Boot in each of his two full seasons in the Premier League.<\/p>\n
Despite having arrived at City with a fearsome goalscoring reputation, the former Borussia Dortmund star believes his time under Pep Guardiola\u00a0has taken his game to new heights.<\/p>\n
\u201cYes [I\u2019ve improved on] a lot of things,\u201d the City number nine told the press ahead of their clash with AC Milan.<\/p>\n
\u201cI try to become a better version of myself, both on the pitch and off the pitch.<\/p>\n
\u201cI have said many times before there are lots of things I can be become better on.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m working on that, hopefully I will be a better footballer and a better human too this season.\u201d<\/p>\n
Haaland asserted that he feels ready to go ahead of the 2024\/25 campaign, having enjoyed a prolonged summer break after Norway\u2019s failure to qualify for Euro 2024. He returned to action with a goal in their US Tour opener against Celtic, in a match where he was also handed the captain\u2019s armband by Guardiola.<\/p>\n
Haaland said he\u2019s fully rested and feeling sharp ahead of City\u2019s remaining pre-season friendlies and the upcoming season.<\/p>\n
\u201cYeah, of course I would love to play in the Euros and hopefully one day I will but I had my longest break since 2017 so that was nice,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n
\u201cMy body is fully rested, and I feel ready\u2026. it felt amazing.<\/p>\n
\u201cI needed it. It was quite tired. It\u2019s going to be a long season this year.\u201d<\/p>\n
City are still to face AC Milan, Barcelona and Chelsea during the Club\u2019s pre-season tour of the United States.<\/p>\n
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