On the morning of December 7, the Norwegian striker became a criminal for Manchester City in a 0-1 loss to Aston Villa in round 15 of the Premier League.

After Phil Foden’s through ball and Bernardo Silva’s hanging ball in the 11th minute, Erling Haaland got two consecutive chances to fire in the restricted area. The Norwegian striker, on the other hand, always finished right in front of goalkeeper Emiliano Martinez.

Man City’s two failed goals by Haaland were both rare opportunities against Aston Villa. The Premier League champions had no more major attacks in the remaining 80 minutes of the contest, suffering their first defeat over Aston Villa in more than ten years.

“Haaland deserves to be Man City’s sinner in this match,” said one supporter. “Haaland is frequently invisible at critical moments,” stated a second person. Another fan had the same sentiment. “In terms of the ability to create breakthrough moments, Haaland is far behind Kylian Mbappe.”

Haaland only touched the ball 17 times in 90 minutes against Aston Villa, while the two goalkeepers, Ederson and Martinez, had 48 and 44 touches, respectively. The attacker, who was born in 2000, also received the second lowest score on the field (6.2 points), trailing only teammate Julian Alvarez (6.1 points).

Haaland and his colleagues went winless for the fourth time in the Premier League (3 draws, 1 loss). The defending Premier League champion is now only three points ahead of Manchester United, who is reported to be in crisis.