Dominik Szoboszlai details advice he received from Man City striker Erling Haaland
manchestereveningnews.co.ukLiverpool midfielder Dominik Szoboszlai joked that Erling Haaland is 'a bit sick' for the lengths he goes to in a bid to improve performance.
Haaland has been incredible since arriving at Manchester City for just £51million last summer. The Norwegian netted a record-breaking 52 goals last season, helping his side win a historic treble, and has continued that form in the current campaign.
In recent interviews, Haaland has spoken about a number of techniques he applies in order to improve his sleep. The 23-year-old admitted to taping his mouth shut overnight and also wearing special glasses in the evening that block out blue light. ALSO READ: Doku can take creative pressure off City if Haaland injury is serious ALSO READ: Guardiola admits Doku has surprised City since £55m transfer And it seems that may only be the surface of his regular habits, with Szoboszlai - who played alongside Haaland at Austrian side RB Salzburg - suggesting there is plenty more going on behind the scenes. "I talked to [Salah] a lot because I was interested in how he saw it," Szoboszlai told Hungarian outlet Fodball. "He didn't do [meditation] until he was about 28 years old, then he decided not to eat pasta, bread, basically he doesn't drink alcohol. "He's been doing this since then, and if there's training at noon, he's already in the gym at 10.30.
I don't judge anyone, everyone can do whatever they want. "When we played in Salzburg I meditated with [Haaland] two or three times because we were in the same room and at first I looked stupid and then I got in.
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