Erling Haaland stated that facing City on the football field showed him how good they were in a way that watching their games did not.
Haaland, 21, joined City for £51 million this summer in one of the most exciting Premier League transfers in history, with all eyes on him to see if and how he can improve the Premier League champions. Real Madrid was one of the clubs vying for the Norwegian striker's signature, but he chose the club where his father played when he was younger.
City's new No.9 has been watching their games religiously since Pep Guardiola took over six years ago and does not believe this style of football will be unfamiliar to him. When his Dortmund team faced City in a European quarter-final two years ago, he was unprepared for what was to come.
Phillips explains why he missed City's transfer announcement.
Kalvin Phillips has confirmed that he was unable to attend City's transfer unveiling event on Sunday afternoon due to illness.
City have already had a busy summer, having added four new players to Pep Guardiola's squad. Julian Alvarez, Stefan Ortega, and Phillips have joined star striker Haaland.
The new recruits were introduced as Blues players in front of supporters at the Etihad, but Phillips was not present because he was ill. "Really gutted that I wasn't feeling well enough to make the @ManCity unveiling today," the midfielder wrote on social media.
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Manchester United, according to reports, has set a deadline for Cristiano Ronaldo to join the club's pre-season tour.
Due to family obligations, the Portugal international, who has expressed a desire to leave the club this summer, did not return to pre-season training at the club's Carrington facilities on Monday.
In addition to being granted permission to miss the first few days of training, Ronaldo has been granted permission to miss the first leg of United's pre-season tour, which will see the club face Liverpool in Bangkok on Tuesday.
The Red Devils will rule the 37-year-old out of the tour if he is not available by the end of the week, according to the Daily Mail.
The club is planning to fly to Australia following the friendly against Liverpool, and they see little point in sending Ronaldo if he is not ready within the next seven days.
Following their stay in Thailand, Manchester United will travel to Melbourne to face Melbourne Victory and Crystal Palace before playing a friendly against Aston Villa in Perth.
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