{"id":295818,"date":"2023-10-30T00:46:37","date_gmt":"2023-10-30T00:46:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/allmysportsnews.com\/?p=295818"},"modified":"2023-10-30T00:46:37","modified_gmt":"2023-10-30T00:46:37","slug":"chris-wheeler-haaland-and-hojlund-are-simply-worlds-apart","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/allmysportsnews.com\/soccer\/chris-wheeler-haaland-and-hojlund-are-simply-worlds-apart\/","title":{"rendered":"CHRIS WHEELER: Haaland and Hojlund are simply world&apos;s apart"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>CHRIS WHEELER: Erling Haaland and\u00a0Rasmus Hojlund are simply worlds apart&#8230; Man City striker rammed the taunts of United fans down their throats with brace in derby rout<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>OLIVER HOLT: Man City&#8217;s 3-0 win was harsh lesson in art of football for United<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Erling Haaland fired the visitors ahead after Rasmus Hojlund gave away penalty<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Follow Mail Sport&#8217;s brand new Man United WhatsApp channel for breaking news<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Ten past two on Sunday, and the Manchester City squad got off the team bus to a smattering of half-hearted boos from the home fans gathered around the players\u2019 entrance at Old Trafford. Just about everything United threw at City here was half-hearted.<\/p>\n<p>The noise levels rose marginally \u2013 and predictably \u2013 when it was Erling Haaland\u2019s turn to disembark, but the City striker met the jeers with a broad grin.<\/p>\n<p>There was a swagger and an air of self-confidence about the Norwegian as he made his way to the door, as if he knew exactly what was going to happen next. Deep down, the United fans probably did too.<\/p>\n<p>Once we kicked off, they taunted him with chants of \u2018Keano\u2019 in tribute to the former United captain whose waist-high tackle on his dad here more than 22 years ago played a part in ending Alfie Haaland\u2019s career. But when City were awarded a penalty midway through the first half, Haaland junior rammed the spot-kick past Andre Onana and the taunts down their throats.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018People were singing \u2018Keano\u2019 to me. I don&#8217;t know why, but it was a nice celebration and a nice game,\u2019 said Haaland afterwards, still grinning.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/29\/21\/77153987-0-image-a-77_1698615547876.jpg\" height=\"888\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Erling Haaland scored twice as Manchester City cruised past Manchester United<\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n<p>He headed City\u2019s second and then set up the third for Phil Foden. Were it not for Andre Onana, he could have had a few more. The United keeper touched the ball off Haaland\u2019s toes in front of goal in the eighth minute, somehow kept out a header on the stroke of half-time and thwarted him one-on-one in the second half. \u2018I chipped it and he saved it with his head!\u2019 marvelled Haaland.<\/p>\n<p>But it\u2019s still five goals in three Premier League derbies for Haaland. Only Sergio Aguero has netted more for City in the league, and it took the Argentine 13 games to reach eight.<\/p>\n<p>Consider this: Haaland\u2019s total of 11 league goals this season is equal to the entire United squad put together. And this is a striker who\u2019s meant to be having a sticky start to the season.<\/p>\n<p>No wonder Rasmus Hojlund was reluctant to be compared to Haaland after United\u2019s Champions League win over FC Copenhagen in midweek.<\/p>\n<p>The two Scandinavian strikers are at completely different points in their careers, just as City remain on a different level to United. In that sense, maybe a comparison is relevant.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/29\/21\/77145683-0-City_opened_the_scoring_after_Rasmus_Hojlund_far_right_was_deeme-a-87_1698615998531.jpg\" height=\"349\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>City opened the scoring after Rasmus Hojlund was deemed to have fouled Rodri in the box\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>After seven Premier League games since joining United for \u00a372million in the summer, Hojlund has no goals. At the same after signing for City for \u00a351.2m last season, Haaland had 11.<\/p>\n<p>The Dane is one for the future, of course, and at least he continues to show a level of commitment and character missing in some of his teammates.<\/p>\n<p>But Hojlund\u2019s most telling contribution to the 191st Manchester derby was to hook his arm around Rodri in the 23rd minute which was picked up by VAR and led to Haaland\u2019s penalty.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018The penalty changed the moment,\u2019 said Ten Hag, refusing to comment further.<\/p>\n<p>When the 20-year-old was himself hooked in the 73rd minute after Ten Hag decided to replace him with Alejandro Garnacho, the decision was met with jeers of disapproval from the United fans for the second time this season.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018I have to protect Rasmus Hojlund and I have to protect the team,\u2019 added Ten Hag. \u2018He is putting so much effort in pressing and fighting a tough opposition.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/29\/21\/77152409-0-Haaland_scored_his_first_goal_from_the_spot_to_put_the_visitors_-a-88_1698616014492.jpg\" height=\"409\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Haaland scored his first goal from the spot with a finish that left Andre Onana with no chance<\/p>\n<p>\u2018He is not used to it, three games in a week. We have bench players and we know Garnacho can change games. That\u2019s the argument why we take him off.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>There were similarities between this game and City\u2019s win at Old Trafford in November 2021: a 2-0 battering if ever you saw one. This was equally one-sided, equally humbling for United. There were painfully long periods when they just couldn\u2019t get the ball.<\/p>\n<p>Bernardo Silva was their tormentor in chief and the little Portuguese was voted man of the match despite Haaland\u2019s contribution.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018I love you, like Pep does,\u2019 said Haaland, handing over the award to his teammate.<\/p>\n<p>Indeed Pep does. \u2018Everybody loves Bernardo, and he played another exceptional performance. He&#8217;s one of the best players I&#8217;ve ever seen in my life and I am lucky to train him,\u2019 gushed the City boss.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018He doesn&#8217;t wear earrings or tattoos, no big cars, he doesn\u2019t dress for high style, that\u2019s for sure. He\u2019s humble, and everybody loves him in the locker room.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018We were scared to lose him (in the summer). He\u2019s irreplaceable and many things are replaceable. He&#8217;s an incredible player for us. He loves to play in Old Trafford too.\u2019<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/29\/21\/77148885-0-Man_City_boss_Pep_Guardiola_celebrates_after_his_side_s_dominant-a-85_1698615955911.jpg\" height=\"433\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Man City boss\u00a0Pep Guardiola celebrates after his side&#8217;s dominant victory at Old Trafford<\/p>\n<p>At the end, Guardiola left the pitch locked in one of those animated conversations with Haaland where you\u2019re never quite sure if they are having an argument.<\/p>\n<p>Turns out they were talking about Haaland\u2019s decision to guide his header past Onana rather than going for power like he did before half-time.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018It\u2019s a great header but you don\u2019t need to be talking about it for five minutes,\u2019 said Roy Keane sourly on Sky Sports. \u2018Get down the tunnel. It\u2019s for show, that.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>After Haaland decided not to go for his hat-trick after Onana parried Rodri\u2019s effort in the 80th minute and unselfishly crossed for Foden to score the third, the City fans did the Poznan. Many United supporters just did one, as they say in these parts.<\/p>\n<h3>IT&#8217;S ALL KICKING OFF!\u00a0<\/h3>\n<p><span><span>It&#8217;s All Kicking Off is an exciting new podcast from Mail Sport that promises a different take on Premier League football.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span>It is available on MailOnline, Mail+, YouTube, Apple Music and Spotify.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/football\/article-12686423\/CHRIS-WHEELER-Erling-Haaland-Rasmus-Hojlund-simply-worlds-apart-Man-City-striker-rammed-taunts-United-fans-throats-brace-derby-rout.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>CHRIS WHEELER: Erling Haaland and\u00a0Rasmus Hojlund are simply worlds apart&#8230; Man City striker rammed the taunts of United fans down [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":295817,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[19],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>CHRIS WHEELER: Haaland and Hojlund are simply world&amp;apos;s apart - All My Sports News<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/allmysportsnews.com\/soccer\/chris-wheeler-haaland-and-hojlund-are-simply-worlds-apart\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"CHRIS WHEELER: Haaland and Hojlund are simply world&amp;apos;s apart - All My Sports News\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"CHRIS WHEELER: Erling Haaland and\u00a0Rasmus Hojlund are simply worlds apart&#8230; 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