Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola has made a big claim about Erling Haaland after making a comparison with Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo.
The Norwegian striker bagged his first hat-trick of the season as the Citizens came from behind to defeat Ipswich Town 4-1 on Saturday.
Overall, it was Haaland's tenth hat-trick for the English champions and while he has scored 94 goals in 101 games for the club.
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Guardiola believes the two-time Premier League Golden Boot winner can rival Messi and Ronaldo's numbers.
"He did it in Salzburg and in Germany; the numbers are ridiculous," Guardiola said, as per ESPN.
"He can compete in terms of goals with Cristiano and Messi. The numbers are unbelievable at his age.
"He's an incredible threat, hopefully he can be here for many years."
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Guardiola revealed he has conversation with Haaland about his game during their pre-season tour of United States.
"I said a few weeks ago, he feels better than previous seasons," he added.
"This season, no Euros, relax and arrive well. We talked a bit in the States [on the preseason tour] because I didn't like some things and he changed. Of course, he cannot play all the games, we know how important his numbers are."