Former Tottenham midfielder Rafael van der Vaart criticized Manchester City attacker Erling Haaland.
"If you take away his speed, Erling Haaland becomes an ordinary player. In terms of technique, he is not good enough, and that was when City were in form. I feel he lacks something that top strikers have. I might be criticized for this opinion, but I do not see him at the same level as the best strikers I have played with. Manchester City currently needs Haaland, but where is he? That’s why he does not belong to that select group of world-class strikers," van der Vaart's words are quoted by Goal.