Man City ace Haaland: I don't care about what people say

Manchester City striker Erling Haaland has dismissed criticism of his all-round game.

Pundits have questioned Haaland's ability beyond his goalscoring.

But he said on the Men in Blazers podcast; "There's always been this discussion on how many times I should touch the ball.

"When I score, no one thinks about this, and when I don't score, suddenly people start to mention my touches. This is a part of my life, this is how people will speak.

"I cannot control what people say about me. I just have to focus on what I should do on the pitch, and my job is not to be like Rodri, to control the game.

"It's being in the box and up front for City, finishing the attacks and that's my focus. I don't care about what people say or anything, it's about focusing on helping the game, helping the team to win."

He further said: "In the end you can also play football with not touching the ball. It sounds funny for someone but you can actually do that with movement, and also the mental part, and also the awareness of being on the pitch is also a huge part of the game.

"It's not only about touching the ball, of course you have to touch the ball but I don't know much more to say, I know my role in this team and that's my focus."