HAALAND: I'M NOT RONALDO OR MESSI LEVEL

ERLING HAALAND insists he is not even close to the level of Lionel Messi or Cristiano Ronaldo - but he feels good about breaking his own Premier League scoring record.

- BY SIMON BAJKOWSKI

The Norwegian was compared to the legendary duo by Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola at the weekend.

Haaland’s response yesterday was blunt when he said: “No, not at all. Far off. No one can get close to them?

However, with 26 goals for club and country from 16 appearances, he is nearly halfway to the total he plundered when City won the Treble and is feeling on top of his game ahead of facing Dortmund in the Champions League.