Manchester City striker Erling Haaland has built on his early-season form over two appearances for Norway
Martin Odegaard limping off a pitch would never be good news, but ahead of a week where they face Tottenham, Atalanta and Manchester City away from home, the timing could hardly be worse. All fingers at the Emirates are crossed that the injury is not a serious one, although it is a major worry.
The timing of the goal was, in a sense, classic Haaland. Slagged off by those who should know better after failing to score against Kazakhstan last week, his response was to score the winner against a good Austria side. And yet, it felt like another goal from Haaland this season that he may not have been in the position to score last year when he was more plagued by injury concerns. For the third time in his last four games, the Norwegian has netted a sharp finish in the last 15 minutes of a match as his fitness has shone through.
"He's playing much better in everything," the City coach said. "The details. He stays 20 minutes or half an hour after training sessions with shots, first controls and through to the 'keeper.
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