"I don't care about that man" - Erling Haaland hits back at ex-Manchester United star
The 23-year-old marked his return from injury with a second-half strike less than 10 minutes after coming on as a substitute in City's 2-0 win at Nottingham Forest last weekend, and he only needed 12 minutes to open the scoring against Wolves.
Haaland confidently converted from the penalty spot to put City ahead after referee Craig Pawson deemed that Rayan Ait-Nouri had clattered into Josko Gvardiol inside the area – a «terrible» decision from the officials according to Wolves boss Gary O'Neil.
City's No.9 then powered a superb header into the far corner, before completing his hat-trick on the stroke of half time with another penalty after Nelson Semedo brought him down inside the box with a late challenge.
Wolves pulled one back through Hwang Hee-chan shortly after the interval, but Haaland scored his and City's fourth less than a minute later, whipping a brilliant left-footed shot into the far corner, before Julian Alvarez completed the rout with a low-driven shot five minutes from time to keep City's title hopes alive.
Haaland responds to Keane's «League Two» commentsAlthough Haaland has scored 25 Premier League goals this season, at least five more than his nearest challengers, the Norwegian has received criticism from some quarters over his performances this season.
Following City's goalless draw with Arsenal earlier this year, Sky Sports pundit and ex-Man United midfielder Roy Keane claimed that Haaland's general play was «so poor» and likened the striker to «a League Two player».
Since then, Haaland has scored seven goals in his
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