Haaland goes blank and equals Manchester City's worst goal drought

Erling Haaland missed the mark Manchester City win over Wovlerhampton and equaled his worst goal drought at the English club. The center forward has reached five consecutive matches without finding the net for the team led by Pep Guardiola.

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In the duel against Wolverhampton, Haaland started the match on the bench, but participated in just over 20 minutes after being called on in the second half. However, the player was unable to get a chance to end his goal drought.

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The Norwegian center forward found the net for the last time of the season on January 7th in a 1-1 draw with Brighton. The player will have a new chance to end his streak against Galatasaray, in the Champions League, on Wednesday (28).

Before the duel with Brighton, Haaland had gone three consecutive matches without scoring against Nottingham Forest, Sunderland and Chelsea. As a result, the Norwegian has scored just one goal in the last nine games played for Manchester City, which gives an idea of ​​the center forward's bad form.

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In his debut season for Manchester City, Haaland also went five games without scoring a goal between May 17, 2023 and June 10, 2023. The player had already gone another five games without finding the net with Borussia Dortmund (21/22) and Molde FK (17/18).

Haaland could equal the second worst streak of his career

In his second year as a professional, Haaland went six games without scoring for Molde FK, from Norway. At the time, the center forward was not considered an absolute starter, but he was consolidating his career.

Haaland's biggest goal drought was in his first season when he wore the Bryne FK shirt. In 2016, the player spent 16 matches without finding the net.

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