Erling Haaland's 'strongest trait' detailed after Man City striker seals late win vs Crystal Palace
manchestereveningnews.co.ukDaniel Sturridge has praised Erling Haaland's unrelenting belief in himself after the Manchester City striker bounced back from a big miss to score the winner at Crystal Palace on Saturday.
City earned a battling 1-0 win at Selhurst Park to close the gap on Premier League leaders Arsenal to just two points. Haaland confidently fired home a penalty with 12 minutes left after Ilkay Gundogan was brought down by Michael Olise.
It was welcome relief for the Norwegian, who squandered a glorious chance just before the half hour mark, poking over the bar from close range after some good work by Nathan Ake.
And Sturridge believes the confidence to keep chipping away after a big miss has been the City striker's best trait. RATINGS: Rodri good as Haaland struggles in Palace win "I think his mentality is his strongest trait," Sturridge told Sky Sports. "I believe that his mentality is that he’s going to go out there and he’s so confident in himself, when you see him miss a chance it affects him for maybe two or three seconds and then it’s like ‘cool, I’ll get another one, maybe I’ll put that away. "He makes chances look like food and drink.
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