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Rio Ferdinand admits he was WRONG to doubt Erling Haaland as Man United legend hails City star after bagging 15 league goals already this season... but pundit insists Norwegian will NOT emulate Ronaldo and Messi's freakish records

Pundits have continued to praise Erling Haaland after he scored yet another goal in Manchester City's 4-0 win over Southampton, but cast doubts on whether he will match the goal scoring records of Cristiano Ronaldo or Lionel Messi.

Haaland has now scored a staggering 15 Premier League goals in just nine games, while in all competitions he has 20 in just 13.

The Norwegian striker on his own now has more goals than 13 teams in the division, and is closing in on 200 career goals at the age of just 22.