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When Shearer met Haaland

Alan Shearer meets Erling Haaland on the eve of his debut season at Manchester City.

The Premier League’s all-time record goalscorer Alan Shearer meets Erling Haaland on the eve of his debut season at Manchester City.

Haaland talks about the relationship with his father, and wanting to be a better player than him from a really young age.

He says he has the ability to improve ‘everything’ in his game, highlights the importance of meditation, outlines how he’ll develop on-pitch chemistry with his new team-mates, and insists he’ll welcome the physicality and ‘pain’ of the Premier League.

HIGHLIGHTS
01:30 – Relationship with and influence of his father on his career
05:00 – Emotions connected to goalscoring, and how to get over missing chances
11:00 – His mental approach to the game and importance of meditation
13:45 – On whether he has to adjust his game to fit in at Manchester City

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23 minutes

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