Liverpool told 'key' to stopping Erling Haaland in vital Man City game

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However, on Sunday, Haaland will face a player he's often found difficult to outdo: Liverpool captain Virgil van Dijk. "He's the biggest threat for City, and if you stop him from scoring, I think you've got a very good chance to come away with a result from the Etihad," Hamann told footballblog.co.uk.

"I don't think you can nullify him completely, because he's just too good and he's too powerful. "I think the key to victory will be to stop him.

"I think Van Dijk's done a pretty good job in recent years against him with Konate. "I think that's the key.