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‘We haven’t had the hunger fully inside us,’ admits Erling Haaland of Manchester City’s…

Striker believes levels have dropped at the club but FA Cup final victory could provide springboard

Erling Haaland has a header on goal during Manchester City's 0-0 draw against Southampton

Erling Haaland has a header on goal during Manchester City's 0-0 draw against Southampton

Richard Jolly

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Erling Haaland is often a man apart. Perhaps it is the freakish goalscoring feats, perhaps the immediately identifiable look of the giant, long-haired blond. The Norwegian’s assessment of a Manchester City season few predicted may jar with those of outsiders who had tired of their dominance.

“It is not nice to lose so many games,” said Haaland. “It is boring and not fun.” Others found the repetitive element came in City winning, in an unprecedented quartet of consecutive league titles, in four seasons when they racked up 187 victories in all competitions.

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