Liverpool are facing off with Red Bull Salzburg in the Champions League tonight and all eyes will be on Erling Haaland who has an opportunity to prove his transfer worth.
Liverpool Football Club will be hosting Red Bull Salzburg tonight in the Champions League group stage as the Reds look get their first win of the competition. There will be much interest in the performance of Erling Haaland.
The 19-year-old Norwegian announced himself at this level in the first week of matchups scoring a first-half hattrick in the 6-2 victory over Genk.
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Grabbing a hattie in a Champions League game will make people take note but that was no fluke. He has already been setting the Austrian Bundesliga alight. He has 11 goals in 8 league games, making it 17 goals in 10 games in all competitions this season. Not bad, Erling. Not bad at all.
The game at Anfield tonight is the biggest of his short career so far and will be a huge test for the prodigy. He will directly matchup with Virgil van Dijk – the Balon d’Or favorite and consensus best defender in the world.
A goal and good performance against the Reds’ impressive defense will be a huge boost to his transfer prospects. Despite only recently breaking into the first team the transfer rumors are already flying.
It won’t be long before he moves to one of Europe’s top five leagues. Goal.com have cited Manchester United and Barcelona as early suitors. But with a big display Anfield, that list could grow overnight.
The son of former Leeds midfielder Alf-Inge Haaland has connections to countryman Ole Gunnar Solskjaer who is the boss at Old Trafford (at least for now).
Liverpool will be doing everything they can tonight to quench the hype for the striker. A clean sheet and a quiet night for Haaland would be delightful.