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Erling Haaland has named two players he believes could easily win the Premier League Player of the Season award.
Manchester City's scoring machine has won both the Premier League awards for best player and best young player after scoring 36 goals in 35 games.
Haaland, who recorded eight assists in his first season in England, scored a personal hat-trick with the FWA Player of the Year award and is yet to add the PFA award to his collection. mine.
The 22-year-old is the favorite after storming the league but when asked about other top players he chose both a club and an international colleague.
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Countryman and Arsenal captain Odegaard are in fine form, scoring 15 goals and contributing more with eight assists for the Gunners. Haaland also spoke about City midfielder General Rodri, who was unable to play for Pep Guardiola's side as they battled for a historic treble.
Haaland told William Hill: "If I had to pick another player to win Player of the Year, I would say my Norwegian friend Odegaard had a really good season.
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“There are also other teammates that can easily win because there are so many players in the Manchester City squad who have performed well this season.
"If you watch all of our games, you'll see that Rodri has been very solid throughout the season. I think he's a bit hidden sometimes because he plays in midfield and he's the one. who connects everything together. I don't want to say too many names, but maybe it could be one of them.
Haaland has scored 52 goals in 51 games in all competitions, breaking Alan Shearer and Andy Cole's record for most goals in a single Premier League season.
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He could end the season with three trophies, joining City in the FA Cup and Champions League finals in the coming weeks - and Haaland will no doubt be grateful to those around him.
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Haaland explains: “These awards would not have been possible without my amazing teammates, the coach and all the staff at the club who have helped me perform on the pitch. .
"We still have two finals ahead of us now and we want to finish the season strong."
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