Erling Haaland says he would like to play with Frank Lampard
Erling Braut Haaland has been hailed as a "goalscoring machine" after he scored for Borussia Dortmund against Schalke upon the resumption of the Bundesliga on Saturday. Haaland had scored 12 goals in his first 11 games for Dortmund following his January arrival from Red Bull Salzburg in January. And the Norwegian scuppered any thoughts that the break could affect his form by scoring within half an hour of the Revierderby.
Erling Haaland: Owen Hargreaves has heaped praise on the Borussia Dortmund star for his Schalke goal (Image: GETTY/BT SPORT)
"It is quite strange really missing the fans but a bit of quality from Dortmund.
"You just see it there, [Achraf] Hakimi is in a terrific position which allows [Julian] Brandt just to get into that space and that flick is a dream from Brandt, terrific ball, and Haaland is just a machine.
"The run, everything about it is just perfect. That finish is not easy and he makes it look so easy.
"He's a brilliant goalscorer and everything about this goal - the touch, that ball was perfect and the finish is extraordinary.
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"He did fantastic in the Champions League as we all see.
"He was wanted by clubs all over the place, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer put himself on a private jet and went to Salzburg to talk him into going to Manchester United, but he chose to go to Dortmund because that was the best place to develop.
"Remember, he's playing with Sancho, Reus, Brandt - brilliant players who can put him into positions.
"The tradition Dortmund have in developing players - [Ousmane] Dembele going to Barcelona, [Robert] Lewandowski going to Bayern, Dortmund can be up there."