Erling Haaland admits he’ll “keep on missing chances” whilst he rewrites Manchester City’s report books however insists he’ll shut out the critics as he targets perfection. The prolific Norwegian has scored a staggering 80 targets in simply 84 video games since becoming a member of City in 2022, profitable the treble of Champions League, Premier League and FA Cup in his first season on the membership. He already has 28 targets in all competitions within the present marketing campaign, although he endured a relative drought earlier this season, failing to attain in six out of seven video games. Haaland, who missed most of December and January with a foot harm, netted the ultimate purpose in City’s 3-1 win towards Manchester United on Sunday — however solely after an astonishing miss on the stroke of half-time.

“I’ve been missing,” he mentioned Tuesday, on the eve of the second leg of City’s Champions League last-16 tie towards Copenhagen, with City 3-1 up after the primary leg.

“I miss a lot of chances. I will still keep on missing chances, I will still score goals so I’ll probably miss a big chance in the future as well and people are going to criticise me and what can I do then?

“Should I consider that? No. I ought to concentrate on scoring extra targets and serving to the crew.”

The 23-year-old admitted he still has room for improvement despite his phenomenal numbers.

“There’s loads of issues I can develop into higher at, every little thing by the best way,” he said.

“People say I’m good at scoring targets however I missed the largest likelihood on this planet ever two days in the past so I may develop into higher at that.”

The Norwegian said he had worked on the mental side of his game but admitted it was tough to cope with lean spells.

“It’s with every little thing in life — when you over-think one thing, it is not good, when you stress in your life it is not good,” he said.

“My focus is to develop into the absolute best model of myself and the primary factor then is the psychological half.”

Haaland was asked at Tuesday’s press conference whether he was happy in Manchester after speculation linking him with a move to Real Madrid.

“I’m actually completely satisfied, particularly with the those that I’m surrounded with, the supervisor, the administrators, the board,” he said.

“They are a gaggle of wonderful individuals and I’m actually completely satisfied.

“If I say this now there’s probably going to be a massive headline tomorrow — ‘you never know what the future brings’ — but again, I’m happy.”

Haaland mentioned he was concentrating on upcoming matches quite than fascinated about a contract as City try and repeat their trophy treble.

“My focus mainly now is on the pitch,” he mentioned. “There’s a lot of games.

“Two days in the past it was a Manchester derby and now it is Champions League and subsequent Sunday it is Liverpool so I believe I ought to concentrate on that and never the rest in the intervening time.”

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