Jamie Carragher makes extraordinary Erling Haaland claim following Man City loss to Tottenham

Jamie Carragher has claimed Erling Haaland may have ‘picked the wrong club’ when he chose to join Manchester City last summer.

It’s an extraordinary viewpoint from the former Liverpool defender given Haaland has scored 25 league goals in just 20 appearances this season. But the Premier League champions have looked disjointed on a number of occasions since the Norwegian’s arrival, and Haaland has struggled to link with team-mates.

Sunday’s 1-0 away loss to Tottenham Hotspur was a prime example, with the striker failing to have a shot all game or even touch the ball in the opposition area. Haaland cut a frustrated figure in North London, leading to Carragher’s claim that the 22-year-old may be at the wrong club.

“I’ve felt this season when he’s scored his goals, I think we’ve only seen 60 percent of Haaland,” opined the pundit, when speaking on Sky Sports. “You think of that goal he scored on the first game of the season against West Ham, the space in behind, he makes that run.”

“I know that’s not there that often with the way City play. He’s come from a league and Borussia Dortmund where it’s a counter-attacking league and it’s end to end and you see that blistering pace. You don’t see it. He may have actually picked the wrong club to actually get the best out of him.

“We’re not seeing everything of Haaland and Manchester City now, not because of Haaland, you can say they’re a different team, but they’ve scored the exact same amount of goals. He’s scored 25 Premier League goals. Man City as a team have still scored the same amount of goals, but they’ve conceded more and it’s far easier to counter-attack them as well.

“They’re a different team and a lesser team with Haaland in the team, but again it’s not his fault. City as a team will not play end-to-end football, it’s not [Pep] Guardiola’s way. His players don’t have the energy or the power or the pace to play end to end.

“Haaland will still score 25 league goals and a lot of those are coming across and he’s putting it in. But we’re not seeing the full package of what this player can do because of the team that he’s gone to.”