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Man United sent ominous warning as Erling Haaland goes berserk on international duty

Manchester United fans: you may wish to look away now. That’s because Erling Haaland is in sensational form ahead of the Manchester derby on Sunday. Haaland celebrated a massive five goals to leave United fans terrifiedGetty The Manchester City superstar needed just 37 minutes to complete a stunning, quickfire hat-trick for Norway against Moldova on Tuesday night. And there was no mercy shown by Stale Solbakken’s men, as Haaland played almost the entire match and added another two in the second-half. The 25-year-old scored nearly half of his nation’s goals in what ended up being an 11-1 victory. Rangers’ Thelo Aasgaard also had himself a day, scoring four times in just 27 minutes as a substitute. Arsenal captain Martin Odegaard and Felix Horn Mhyre were the other goalscorers, while Leo Skiri Ostigard put one into his own net for the visitors, in what was barely a consolation. Norway are now well on their way to a first World Cup since 1998, taking 15 points from 15, scoring 24 goals and conceding just three, leaving them top of their group, six clear of Italy. Haaland has scored nine of those goals, the most of any player in European qualifying, and that’s bad news for United. The Eithad hosts the Manchester derby on Sunday at 5.30pm, and Haaland hasn’t exactly been shy in the fixture previously. United and City’s contrasting scoring form Overall the Norwegian has six goals in eight games against United, although they’ve all been concentrated in three matches. The two-time Premier League Golden Boot winner is already off the mark for his club side with three in three so far this campaign. Haaland’s already got three in three, but his teammates have let him down with two defeatsGetty Haaland hasn’t had any problems scoring previously in the Manchester derbyGetty Yet United have more points than their rivals, having a record of one win, one draw and a defeat to City’s two defeats and a victory. But when it comes to goalscoring, United have found themselves in a bit of a pickle, with Bryan Mbeumo scoring their first league goal of the season in open play last time out against Burnley. The Cameroon forward was one of three attackers signed during the summer, with Benjamin Sesko and Matheus Cunha taking the money spent on forward to £193million. The Red Devils are hoping to make amends after their £105m previously spent on Rasmus Hojlund and Joshua Zirkzee turned out to be ill advised. Haaland could have been at Man United There have been no such problems for City, who signed Haaland for £51m in 2022 from Borussia Dortmund and have since seen him pummel in 127 goals in 149 games. Haaland has typically been in lethal form in front of goal this term A teenage Haaland was coached by Ole Gunnar Solskjaer at Molde and was then recommended to UnitedInstagram @erling.haaland And that’s all come after Haaland’s countryman, Ole Gunnar Solskajer, pleased with United to buy the striker while he was their manager. Haaland had played under Solskjaer at Molde, and was available for just £17m in 2018 when the coach made his pitch. “Erling was with me at Molde for two seasons, more or less,” he recalled. “The summer before I came, I rang the club [United] and said: ‘You have to sign this boy, he is going to be absolutely top class.’ That was in June or July and they said they didn’t have enough reports. “By the time I came in as caretaker, we [Molde] had sold him to Salzburg. I tell the club straight away: ‘Buy him.’ He had a release clause. No-one else then would have paid that money. It was 20m euros and it would have been a bargain. It was the club’s decision to not go for him then. “We didn’t go for him until he started scoring for Salzburg but then Dortmund, Juventus, everyone was there.”

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Man United sent ominous warning as Erling Haaland goes berserk on international duty

Manchester United fans: you may wish to look away now.

That’s because Erling Haaland is in sensational form ahead of the Manchester derby on Sunday.

Haaland celebrated a massive five goals to leave United fans terrified

The Manchester City superstar needed just 37 minutes to complete a stunning, quickfire hat-trick for Norway against Moldova on Tuesday night.

And there was no mercy shown by Stale Solbakken’s men, as Haaland played almost the entire match and added another two in the second-half.

The 25-year-old scored nearly half of his nation’s goals in what ended up being an 11-1 victory.

Rangers’ Thelo Aasgaard also had himself a day, scoring four times in just 27 minutes as a substitute.

Arsenal captain Martin Odegaard and Felix Horn Mhyre were the other goalscorers, while Leo Skiri Ostigard put one into his own net for the visitors, in what was barely a consolation.

Norway are now well on their way to a first World Cup since 1998, taking 15 points from 15, scoring 24 goals and conceding just three, leaving them top of their group, six clear of Italy.

Haaland has scored nine of those goals, the most of any player in European qualifying, and that’s bad news for United.

The Eithad hosts the Manchester derby on Sunday at 5.30pm, and Haaland hasn’t exactly been shy in the fixture previously.

United and City’s contrasting scoring form

Overall the Norwegian has six goals in eight games against United, although they’ve all been concentrated in three matches.

The two-time Premier League Golden Boot winner is already off the mark for his club side with three in three so far this campaign.

Haaland’s already got three in three, but his teammates have let him down with two defeats

Haaland hasn’t had any problems scoring previously in the Manchester derby

Yet United have more points than their rivals, having a record of one win, one draw and a defeat to City’s two defeats and a victory.

But when it comes to goalscoring, United have found themselves in a bit of a pickle, with Bryan Mbeumo scoring their first league goal of the season in open play last time out against Burnley.

The Cameroon forward was one of three attackers signed during the summer, with Benjamin Sesko and Matheus Cunha taking the money spent on forward to £193million.

The Red Devils are hoping to make amends after their £105m previously spent on Rasmus Hojlund and Joshua Zirkzee turned out to be ill advised.

Haaland could have been at Man United

There have been no such problems for City, who signed Haaland for £51m in 2022 from Borussia Dortmund and have since seen him pummel in 127 goals in 149 games.

Haaland has typically been in lethal form in front of goal this term

A teenage Haaland was coached by Ole Gunnar Solskjaer at Molde and was then recommended to United

And that’s all come after Haaland’s countryman, Ole Gunnar Solskajer, pleased with United to buy the striker while he was their manager.

Haaland had played under Solskjaer at Molde, and was available for just £17m in 2018 when the coach made his pitch.

“Erling was with me at Molde for two seasons, more or less,” he recalled.

“The summer before I came, I rang the club [United] and said: ‘You have to sign this boy, he is going to be absolutely top class.’ That was in June or July and they said they didn’t have enough reports.

“By the time I came in as caretaker, we [Molde] had sold him to Salzburg. I tell the club straight away: ‘Buy him.’ He had a release clause. No-one else then would have paid that money. It was 20m euros and it would have been a bargain. It was the club’s decision to not go for him then.

“We didn’t go for him until he started scoring for Salzburg but then Dortmund, Juventus, everyone was there.”