Erling Haaland was back to doing what he does best by getting on the score sheet for Manchester City in their 4-3 loss to Celtic.
Haaland latched on to the end of a perfect cross from Oscar Bobb to level the scores at 3-3.
However, Luis Palma eventually scored the winner for Brendan Rodgers’ side, who exploited quite a porous City defence on the day.
The Norwegian striker would perhaps have been content with getting back into the swing of things and also finding the back of the net.
Especially considering Kasper Schmeichel kept the £51 million man on numerous occasions.
Erling Haaland shares how he felt about captaining Man City against Celtic
Haaland was named Manchester City’s captain for the first time during his spell at the club.
The other primary candidate for the role was Jack Grealish.
The former Borussia Dortmund striker led a team of Sky Blues players who were largely full of young prospects.
The result was not ideal to commemorate a memorable outing for the 24-year-old but simultaneously, the Scottish juggernaut looked far fitter and sharper — having already played three pre-season friendlies before facing Pep Guardiola’s side.
Haaland posted a story on Instagram where he expressed his pride at captaining Manchester City for the first time in his side’s latest outing against Celtic.
The 24-year-old wrote: “Honoured to captain the team for the first time.”
Erling Haaland should be targeting the role in the future
Haaland is a player who commands respect for being an outstanding striker but also having a larger-than-life persona.
Furthermore, the two-time Premier League winner is known to be extremely professional and also deliver on the pitch — which means he has all the attributes one requires to be a great captain.
Every player in a dressing should aspire to be a leader and Haaland is no different.
The armband does not give players the license to finally go and become leaders but it is also worth pinpointing that it is especially key for big names like himself to strive to be handed such a responsibility.
Haaland is accustomed to being the centre of attention and often being pressurised to step up and the scrutiny around his name will only increase if he ever donned the armband for City.
However, the greats enjoy to be under as much pressure as possible and that is one of the reasons why the star striker should aim to become Manchester City’s skipper one day.