Haaland expresses his pride in leading Manchester City

Norwegian international striker Erling Haaland described wearing the Manchester City captain's armband during the match against Newcastle United in the 25th round of the English Premier League as a "special pride". In the match that ended with Manchester City winning 4-0 at the Etihad Stadium, Haaland made way for newcomer Omar Marmoush to shine and score a hat-trick, while Haaland was content with creating the fourth goal scored by the English substitute McAtee. After the match, Haaland expressed his pride in wearing the captain's armband through a tweet he posted on his official account on the X platform, in which he said: "What a special pride to be the captain of this team, thank you to everyone for the support." The 24-year-old player is in his third season with Manchester City after joining in the summer of 2022 from Borussia Dortmund for about 60 million euros. Haaland recently signed an extension to his contract with Manchester City until the summer of 2034, which raised his market value to more than 190 million euros according to "Transfer Market". This season, Haaland has played 25 Premier League games, scoring 19 goals and providing 3 assists. He has also scored 8 goals in 9 Champions League games, including a stunning brace in the first leg of the last-16 play-off against Real Madrid.