Humble Haaland a frightening work in progress

In the first half, his teammates laboured to get Haaland involved in the game 

UNSTOPPABLE?: Manchester City's Erling Haaland celebrates scoring his sides fourth goal of the game to complete his hat trick during the Premier League match at the Etihad Stadium, Manchester. Picture date: Saturday August 27, 2022.

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IT took 19 devastating minutes for Erling Haaland to confirm the worst fears of Manchester City’s titles rivals at the Etihad on Saturday; 19 minutes for him to plunder his first hat-trick for the club and 19 minutes which showed that any notion of the 22-year-old taking time to adapt to English football is a forlorn hope.