Once Erling Haaland reaches full fitness, he will be unstoppable. He actually said to me, ‘I’m only half the price of you so I haven’t got the pressure!’ He’s so down to earth and quite up front with the way he is..”
“It’s just one of them: when I do something, partying or whatever, it’s going to get picked up on more than others. I’ve seen a lot of people in Ibiza and Vegas who didn’t get anywhere near what I got. People don’t want to see you training hard after the season.”
“They want to see other stuff – controversial type stuff. I’ve just tried to get used to that now. It was difficult earlier on in my career but I’ve had to get used to it. I knew that coming to one of the biggest clubs in the world, and the best club in England..”
“That I was going to get more of that [newspapers talking about personal life] on. I’ve had to deal with it. Others will get it I suppose – Erling Haaland, Kalvin Phillips. It’s part and parcel of playing for a massive club..”