Arsenal players are laughing at Haaland’s form, according to the London club’s midfielder Jorginho, who made another highlight for City in Saturday’s 2-1 win over Brentford, taking both of his goals to take his tally to nine in four Premier League games this season.
Arsenal responded with a 1-0 win over Tottenham Hotspur on Sunday to move two points behind second-placed Manchester City. It will be fun to imagine how Arsenal reacted to the news of the striker’s latest sponsorship. Jorginho insists it has been the case before, but Haaland won’t let them upset their early season title run.
“Erling scored again. It makes me laugh because I love watching football games,this is normal.We need to be focused and we are working hard on that,” Jorginho said.
Haaland has scored 99 goals in 103 appearances for City and will look to build on that century against Inter in the Champions League on Wednesday.Arsenal open their campaign in Europe’s top competition at Atlanta on Thursday, with Haaland and Arsenal center-backs Gabriel Magal and Willian Saliba set to star.The pair have been excellent at Spurs, forming an unassailable backline, with Gabriel striking the winning goal and looking to strengthen from the way he tackled Haaland in the league last season.Before a 0-0 away draw, Arsenal won 1-0 at home, with Haaland on each occasion.
Arsenal’s draw at the Etihad Stadium in March was their only away winless game in the calendar year, with nine clean sheets in 11 matches and a goal difference of 28 goals scored.They had the worst defense in the competition last season and have conceded just one in four games this season.
Jorginho found a way to win without key Spurs players, particularly midfielders Martin Odegaard and Declanson.Jorginho said the team has improved mentally since last season.Arsenal need a win at this point.
