Erling Haaland sends message to Omar Marmoush after Manchester City debut against Chelsea | OneFootball

Manchester City’s striking duo have been connected for the first time on the pitch as Erling Haaland issued a message to new arrival Omar Marmoush after his debut.

Pep Guardiola’s players were forced to come from behind after an early setback in Saturday evening’s contest with Chelsea, showing exceptional mental strength and fight to secure a huge three points in the chase for the Premier League’s top-four positions.

Abdukodir Khusanov’s full Manchester City debut got off to the worst possible start as the 20-year-old played a poor header into the path of Nicolas Jackson, who slotted it to Noni Madueke to convert and give Chelsea the lead.

The Uzbek youngster would come back from his difficult start and show composure in the rest of his outing, while Omar Marmoush offered a different dimension to Manchester City’s attacking line in his own debut.

Speaking to Sky Sports after Saturday evening’s 3-1 win over Chelsea at the Etihad Stadium, Erling Haaland admitted that it is clear the Egyptian forward has ‘something special’, and that there are clear reasons why the club invested in the 25-year-old’s services this month.

“You can see he has something special, there’s also a reason why Manchester City bought him. He has something special,” Haaland told broadcasters at the Etihad Stadium after a win that thrust the club into the Premier League’s top-four.

Haaland continued, “He got straight in the team and it’s about getting to know him as quick as possible, giving him confidence, he’s going to be a fantastic player for us.

“He had an amazing first-half of the season for Eintracht Frankfurt and hopefully he’s going to have the same season for Manchester City now in the second-half of the season.”

Goals from Josko Gvardiol, Erling Haaland, and Phil Foden would secure the three points for Manchester City, as their attentions turn towards the midweek clash with Club Brugge in the UEFA Champions League.

Manchester City are aware that only a victory will secure themselves of a place in the play-offs for the last-16 stage of the competition, although they will once again have to compete without any of their new signings, including Omar Marmoush.

All of the new names are unable to be registered in the club’s European squad list until the next stage of the tournament, and as such Pep Guardiola will have to call upon other options including John Stones in defence.