Manchester City face Arsenal on Sunday in what could be a season-defining game for both sides.
City have lost two of their opening four Premier League matches, and a third defeat this early in the campaign could rule them out of the title race before they even got going.
Meanwhile, Arsenal lost to Liverpool a fortnight ago, and they need to prove that they have what it takes to beat one of the big teams as they look to push on and win the league this season.
This is a crunch clash for both sides, and it may take a moment of brilliance to decide this fixture.
Erling Haaland has been fantastic this season, but speaking on TalkSPORT, Troy Deeney has shared a concern about Haaland heading into this match.
Troy Deeney has an Erling Haaland worry
Deeney spoke about Erling Haaland ahead of this weekend’s game.
The pundit says he’s worried about the impact the Norwegian can make in this sort of game, claiming that Arsenal will sit deep and not give him much room.
“That’s what you get. My worry is in games like this weekend, when Arsenal drop off deep, he hasn’t been able to just take it to the next level and figure out what it is. Because there’ll be three or four games this season where the opposition just dropped deep,” Deeney said.
“He gets five touches and then we’re going, oh my God, is Haaland any good?”
Erling Haaland’s record against Arsenal
Deeney says he’s worried about Haaland against Arsenal, but he needn’t worry about the striker.
Yes, the £51m man can struggle against teams who sit deeper, but, ultimately, the striker is unstoppable if he’s on his game.
Haaland scored in both games against Arsenal last season, and his record against the Gunners speaks for itself.
| Erling Haaland’s record against Arsenal | |
| Games | 8 |
| Goals | 4 |
| Assists | 2 |
Haaland knows how to score against Arsenal, and while Deeney is worried, it wouldn’t be a huge shock if he comes up trumps again this weekend.
