Man City midfielder Rodri shared an important similarity between Erling Haaland and top superstars Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo.

Erling Haaland made extremely important contributions to Man City’s “treble” last season. The Norwegian player also started strongly this season, leading the Premier League top scorer list, but had to retire due to injury.

Recently, Rodri affirmed that Haaland possesses the same desire for success as Messi and Ronaldo. That is also the factor that helps Haaland create unprecedented records. Talking about the young man at Man City, Rodri said: “At first, I noticed he was very nervous. He understands that we are a different team and he knows he won’t be involved in the build-up too much and he should wait for the moment to score.

Those are things you have to adapt to and learn from. Now Haaland is playing much more actively. He told me: “Rodri, control the match, forget me.” It’s about understanding the team. Haaland has improved a lot in running to receive the ball and attacking space.

We cannot forget that he is only 23 years old. He’s very kind, cheerful, talks about everything, a great guy. Above all, he has a desire to improve, to always be ready. In that aspect, he reminds me of Ronaldo and Messi.”

Rodri also reaffirmed that Messi deserves to win the 2023 Golden Ball more than Mbappe and Haaland: “The level of football is very high now. We saw that in the World Cup and how Argentina won the championship. That’s why Messi deserves the Golden Ball. But we also mention players like Mbappe or Haaland, who score 40, 50 goals per season.”