ERLING HAALAND showed he was the best striker the Prem has ever seen last season-now he might not even be the best one in Manchester.
This time last year, Haaland already had two Premier League goals to his name.
His opening-match destruction of West Ham was a sign of what would follow from Manchester City's record-breaking phenomenon.
Three trophies, 50 more goals and six hat-tricks later, Haaland has thrown down the gauntlet to rival centre-forwards.
And this is where the story goes from blue to red.
In Manchester United's new £72m frontman Rasmus Hojlund, he now has direct competition in the battle for striking supremacy.
Though the Dane faces an untimely spell on the sidelines with injury, Manchester now has baby-faced, blond-haired, two left-footed, Scandinavian goalscoring powerhouses.
One player who has marked both forwards is Austrian defender Raffael Behounek.
Now with Dutch club Willem II, Behounek then with WSG Tirol - faced Hojlund during his brief spell at Sturm Graz in a 2-2 draw.
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