The former Manchester City and Chelsea player rates Haaland higher than United’s legendary number 10 as a striker.

Since signing from Borussia Dortmund for a fee of £51.2 million in the summer of 2022, the Manchester City hitman has continued to excel. After leading Man City to win the treble in his first season and finishing second in the Golden Ball race, Haaland has a very bright future.

Micah Richards said: “That’s unfair, isn’t it? Because Rooney plays number 10, plays on the wing. But I have to choose Haaland.”

Micah Richards has a reason for choosing Erling Haaland over Wayne Rooney as the best striker. As he said, the England legend was number 10 for most of his career and was moved out of the middle of the park.

Haaland is a natural goalscorer and there haven’t been many better scorers over the years than him. The young star may not be able to match Rooney as a complete player, but as a goalscorer, he is at the top of world football at this time.