Haaland: We're Gradually Finding Our Best Form; Foden's Performance Was Impressive

2026-08-30

In the early hours of this morning, Manchester City triumphed 4-1 over Crystal Palace in their second Premier League match of the season. After the game, Haaland spoke to Sky Sports, sharing his insights on the performance.

You contributed one goal and one assist in this match. Do you feel your form is improving?

Yes, in the early stages of the season, everyone is gradually adapting to the rhythm. Players like Serki were participating in the World Cup just five weeks ago, so their form needs to improve match by match. We're looking at a significant opportunity to quickly regain our best state, but we still need to play more games to strengthen our cohesion.

The whole team played quite well tonight. What do you think were the highlights of the match?

I believe our performance was very good. Despite having a new head coach, the understanding among most players remains strong. At the same time, we have a few new arrivals. We know our tasks, trust our tactical system, and follow Enzo's tactical arrangements.

Let's talk about Foden; he's started the last two games, and your second goal came from his brilliant assist.

As I mentioned, we need to continue developing our chemistry, finding the style of play that suits us best to perform at our strongest. Our squad is full of talent, and we need to ensure that every player can integrate into the system. Foden must keep training hard. We know his capabilities and hope he can deliver performances like this every week. Today was an important step for us towards getting back on track. Elliot Anderson also had a fantastic performance today, and we need to build on this victory as we move forward.