Erling Haaland said the moment in which Cristiano Ronaldo became his idol

It is not a secret that Erling Haaland has great admiration for Cristiano Ronaldo, he is even his favorite player, but very few know why the Norwegian striker began to admire the Portuguese. CR7 is one of the best players in history and is the highest scorer in the history of the Champions League.

Haaland revealed since he was a Borussia Dortmund player his admiration for Cristiano Ronaldo, but few know when CR7 became the Norwegian's biggest idol. Erling's response shows that despite now being a big star he is still quite a humble player and that he is not selfish.

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"I have seen many games when I was in Molde, my former club in Norway, and following the Champions League you could see the face of (Cristiano) Ronaldo who said: 'Today I am the man, today I will score the goals'. And that's what he did. That's what I liked the most," Haaland said in an interview for ESPN.

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Erling Haaland is the current top scorer in the Premier League with 14 goals in eight games. The striker is working to break the records of Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi. The Norwegian is the great figure of Manchester City and in the future he wants to be the best footballer in the world.