Felipe outlines devious plan to stop Erling Haaland scoring for Man City vs Nottingham Forest
manchestereveningnews.co.ukFormer Atletico Madrid defender Felipe has outlined how he won his personal battle with Erling Haaland for Nottingham Forest at the weekend.
Felipe was making his home debut for Forest against City after a surprise transfer from Atletico Madrid in January and earned a Player of the Match award for keeping Haaland out as Forest secured a point.
Haaland was guilty of missing a glorious chance in the second half but was otherwise kept quiet by Felipe and Forest's tactics which were aimed at stifling the space City could get in the box.
The Brazilian spoke after the game, explaining how keeping tight to Haaland was his best chance of winning that individual battle. ALSO READ: Ederson debunks 'lie' about Man City striker Haaland and makes Jesus comparison “Everyone knows and already knows very well how Haaland plays, his style of play.
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