Football fans have ruthlessly mocked Erling Haaland for his latest hairdo, comparing the Manchester City star to Greta Thunberg for his ‘pigtails’.
The 22-year-old striker took to Man City’s training session yesterday sporting his bold new braided barnet.
The Norwegian’s trim comes ahead of tonight’s Champion’s League clash with his former Bundesliga rivals Bayern Munich.
The ex-Borussia Dortmund star appeared to be in high spirits as he took part in training drills ahead of the huge quarter-final first leg.
But fans were quick to make nasty jabs at Haaland for his haircut, comparing him to the 20-year-old Swedish climate change activist, with one saying: ‘Greta, is that you?’
Erling Haaland has been ruthlessly mocked for his latest hairdo, with fans jokingly comparing his pigtails to those of Swedish climate change activist Greta Thunberg
The 22-year-old striking sensation turned up to the latest training session at Manchester City on Monday sporting his new barnet 
And fans on social media were quick to start making jokes about the Norwegian’s hairdo online, with some saying it looked like the sort of trim a nine-year-old girl would get
Others compared the striking sensation to a little girl, with one person saying: ‘Am i the only one who thinks he rocks this 9 year old girl haircut? Looks dope on him bruh.’
Another joked: ‘Bro rocking that 9 yo girl default cut.’ While a third said: ‘Greta got really tall didn’t she?
Others shared pictures of Greta sporting pigtails similar to Haaland.
Norwegian superstar Haaland has taken the Premier League by storm since his £51million arrival from Borussia Dortmund.
He has netted a whopping 30 goals and earns close to £45million a year – making the young hotshot one of the world’s highest paid footballers.
In December, the star appeared at Man City training sporting pigtails, which fans said were showing off his Nordic roots.
One excitedly wrote: ‘Viking is back.’ While another posted on social media, saying: ‘Viking mode fully activated.’
Haaland was born in Leeds, Yorkshire, on July 21, 2000. His father, Alfie was a star player for Leeds United at the time.
Norwegian superstar Haaland has taken the Premier League by storm since his £51million arrival from Borussia Dortmund. He is pictured at team training on Monday
He previously sported pigtails in December, with fans saying it harked back to his Nordic roots, with one saying: ‘Viking is back,’ while another added: ‘Viking mode fully activated.’ Haaland is pictured on Monday
Not long after Haaland was born, his father transferred to Man City for £2.5million.
But his career was cut short after three years following an horrific tackle by Manchester United captain Roy Keane.
After this, Haaland’s family moved back to Norway. His professional football career started at Byrne, the team representing the town where he grew up.
His talents were soon spotted by Molde, a team in the Norwegian top flight, who signed the striker.
Haaland later moved to Red Bull Salzburg and then to Dortmund.