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Haaland enjoyed a great debut in the Premier League and was happy for his father to see it too

Haaland confirmed that his league debuts in new places are going well. The year before last January, as a substitute player, he even helped Dortmund turn around Augsburg in the Bundesliga with a hat trick and a 5:3 victory. “You can’t say anything other than that it was a good start. The first match is always difficult. The preparation takes several weeks, there are always high expectations. I’m happy for my debut and for having a little shot,” Haaland said with a smile for club television.

The Norway star coolly opened the scoring from the penalty spot after a foul on himself in the 36th minute and added the insurance in the 65th minute after a pass from Kevin De Bruyne. After that, Haaland was not far from a hat-trick, but he headed over.

“I could also reach Gündogan’s cross. It’s about the connections we train every day. It will come with more matches, we’ll get used to each other even more. I’m not worried about that, it will be even better. It has to be,” Haaland said after the match , in which Czech representatives Vladimír Coufal and Tomáš Souček also played for West Ham.

“We have to build on what we showed today. I felt good, I have nice people around me helping me. I’m happy here, I’m laughing and I’m training well. It’s 30 minutes since my last goal, so I have to keep going “, he added.

He was thrilled to have his 49-year-old father, who was also at Manchester City at the turn of the millennium, in the audience. “It’s nice that he saw both of my goals because it’s a big moment for me as a debutant in this competition. I hope he enjoyed it. It was a proud moment for me and my family, I’m happy,” commented Haaland.

City manager Guardiola was happy that Haaland made up for a lackluster competitive debut for City the previous week, when the reigning champions lost 3-1 to Liverpool in the English Super Cup. “I know how he dealt with the criticism all week. He was calm, he trained well and I liked the way he took the ball for the penalty. If someone touched the ball, he would probably punch them in the face, even if they were teammates. I like me that he is so confident,” said Guardiola.

“As a coach, I was lucky to manage (Barcelona forward Lionel) Messi. When he scored two goals, he wanted three. When he scored three, he wanted four. The best scorers are never satisfied, they are always hungry and want more. Erling scored two goals , it’s important for him and for the team. It’s another weapon we have. It won’t solve all our problems, but it will add something to us as a team. We didn’t have that in the past. But at the same time, his teammates have to put the balls in the right places for him,” added the Spanish coach.

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