Today is the day for a Manchester City striker to show he’s the best in the world | OneFootball

In football, there is always a debate about who is the best in the world in any position. Whether that’s the best goalkeeper through to the best striker in world football. The consensus is that Manchester City has the best striker in the world on their books in Erling Haaland. Haaland’s goalscoring record is second to none. Today’s Manchester derby is the ideal stage for Haaland to prove he is the world’s best striker. If he fires today, it will silence any doubters and go a long way in helping City pick up three points against Manchester United.

Pep Guardiola would not swap Erling Haaland for any other striker.

Speaking during his pre-game press conference ahead of today’s Manchester derby, Pep Guardiola revealed that he wouldn’t swap Erling Haaland for any other striker. Guardiola said that football is a game of opinions, and in his opinion, Haaland is the top striker in the game. Speaking on Haaland, Guardiola told the media: “Ask me about Erling as a striker, he’s top.”

“But of course [Alexander] Isak must be top because of what they paid, it’s obvious. Another one would say [Kylian] Mbappe, another [Lionel] Messi, another Cristiano [Ronaldo].”

“That’s why it’s a game of opinions. Everyone can have their rights.”

“But I would not change Erling for anyone. I know him, and as a person, he’s adorable. I like him.”

If Erling Haaland can fire Manchester City to victory today, it will show he’s the world’s best striker.

Big players perform in big matches. That statement has always rung true. Erling Haaland is a big player, and he generally saves his best for games against Manchester United. Across his City career, he has scored six goals and added three assists against United in 8 matches in all competitions. That is a tremendous record.

If Haaland can fire his team to victory today, it would show that he is the world’s best striker. A big performance when his team needs to pick up three points at the Etihad would show that Haaland sits at the top of the tree at his position. But he must perform today. Erling Haaland has challenged his teammates to snap out of their recent slump, and it is up to him to help them out of that slump. That is the challenge ahead of Haaland entering today’s match.

Statistics show there isn’t a better striker in world football than Erling Haaland. Pep Guardiola wouldn’t swap the Norwegian international for any other striker. That is special praise for Manchester City’s number-nine. If he can lead the way and fire his team to victory over Manchester United that would further solidify Haaland’s status as the world’s best striker.