Premier League Prediction Thread 2023/2024

[Bobrox]

We still don't know how Rasmus Hojlund will perform. If he performs well, it is good for Manchester United. But Manchester United definitely needs an experienced striker.
Marcus Rashford is Manchester United's most experienced striker. And while Rashford is an excellent player, he is only 25 years old. He played very well in the last season. Rashford scored 17 three goals. However, if Manchester United's goal is the title, and if they want to maintain continuity in the Champions League, then they must add experienced players to the team. Otherwise, the team will not be able to survive in the competition.

Actually, Rasmus Højlund hasn't impressive performance last season with Atalanta by scoring 9 goals from 32 matches in domestic league, its not really promising striker exactly with Primer League who know most hardest competition than Serie A. I doubt for first season he will adapt well with Manchester United and possibility scoring many goals. Probably Rasmus Højlund still young striker 20 years old, I don't sure how potential is he with Manchester United next season actually he has two weeks left for adapting before Manchester United first match Wolves two weeks later.

Marcus Rashford  is most experienced striker for Manchester United right now, but Erik ten Hag put him as winger than central striker and United really need with experienced striker for next season. Expectation signing Harry Kane but the reality Manchester United fans have to accept with Rasmus Højlund.

[HajiBagi]

I don't think many of you have spoken about Liverpool during pre-season - why have they been ignored?
I know Liverpool weren't so good last season and they won't qualify for the Champions League next season - but I'm sure we'll do our best next season.

Performance-wise - I think Liverpool have done quite well in pre-season. Liverpool won 2/3 of the games and Darwin Nunez looked better right now. Darwin Nunez managed to score 4 goals in those 3 match - so I hope Halaand will get some tough competition from him next season. In a few hours - Liverpool will againt Bayern Munich. I hope Darwin Nunez scores too - it will give him a lot of confidence going into the Premier League.

I am not happy with Liverpool's performance; the team needs a midfielder. If you consider the preseason game between Liverpool and Bayern Munich today, you will understand what I mean. The game started out well, but Liverpool scored two goals before Bayern Munich, and before it was over, Bayern Munich scored again to defeat Liverpool 4-3. To be honest, it would be better if Liverpool didn't waste opportunity to sign a midfield player, Because the league will begin in a few weeks and will be even more difficult than before, if they didn't acquire a solid midfielder, I don't think they can still qualify to the champion league in the next season.

Bayern Munich fought back despite Liverpool's best efforts to defeat them because they could see that Liverpool's midfield position had changed. Every position in football needs to be secured and occupied by a player who is capable of doing so, and the midfield is where a team will struggle to score goals and will quickly tyre because the midfield player is the one who will be required to carry the bulk of the team's weight. My counsel to Liverpool is to move quickly and sign a quality midfielder to prevent underwhelming performances the following season.

[RaltcoinsB]

I am not so sure why Rasmus Hojlund is tagged the second Erling Haaland, maybe it’s because of his statue and physic. Looking at the stats of both players there is a huge gap between them, I really hope Manchester United have not made a big mistake and gambled with this player because it will be disastrous if that is the case, hopefully they have finally found their man this time.

This guy is overrated, still remember how the crowd when Manchester United were signing Maguire and Sancho? one is perform like 20-30 Million Euros player while the another one is a nightmare for the team. Hojlund is playing for Atalanta and now Atalanta isn't a champion, it was different with Haaland where he carried Dortmund in every matches. Haaland is similar like Grealish when he was playing for Aston Villa.

Maguire and Sancho are failed players recruited by Man United, especially Maguire, who often makes a lot of blunders so the price bought is not in accordance with the club's expectations.
Hojlund must always have comparisons with other teams because he was bought at an expensive price of 75 million euros, we never know whether their action on the field will show that stunning will actually be a failed purchase again.
But Erik Ten Hag sees Hojlund as a talented young player but the coach's philosophy knows far more than us.

Expectations are high for Hojlund. I hope he can play successful matches at Manchester United. High-level performance like Haaland should not be expected. I think he can be considered successful for Manchester United if he performs over 15 goals a year. I agree with what you said about Maguire. He's hurting Manchester United now.

[piebeyb]

Actually, Erling Haaland is very good in terms of quality. And Pep has seen and knows the talent that Erling Haaland has when he plays with Dortmund, so that's why Man City is very interested in recruiting him and making him the first choice.

Guardiola is a great coach he knows which players have good potential for his club and that is why he was not wrong to bring Haaland to Manchester City and eventually became the top scorer in the EPL with 36 goals and succeeded in bringing Manchester City to a treble winner, Guardiola is always right in his looking for talented players he even has a keen instinct in analyzing players.

He placed the players in the Manchester City squad in the right positions so they could be solid when playing on the field, therefore Haaland has become more passionate when playing in Manchester City since Guardiola brought him from Dortmund to Manchester City. I think Haaland will give his best game again in this season which will start soon in the near future.

[gabbie2010]

I don't think many of you have spoken about Liverpool during pre-season - why have they been ignored?
I know Liverpool weren't so good last season and they won't qualify for the Champions League next season - but I'm sure we'll do our best next season.

Performance-wise - I think Liverpool have done quite well in pre-season. Liverpool won 2/3 of the games and Darwin Nunez looked better right now. Darwin Nunez managed to score 4 goals in those 3 match - so I hope Halaand will get some tough competition from him next season. In a few hours - Liverpool will againt Bayern Munich. I hope Darwin Nunez scores too - it will give him a lot of confidence going into the Premier League.

I am not happy with Liverpool's performance; the team needs a midfielder. If you consider the preseason game between Liverpool and Bayern Munich today, you will understand what I mean. The game started out well, but Liverpool scored two goals before Bayern Munich, and before it was over, Bayern Munich scored again to defeat Liverpool 4-3. To be honest, it would be better if Liverpool didn't waste opportunity to sign a midfield player, Because the league will begin in a few weeks and will be even more difficult than before, if they didn't acquire a solid midfielder, I don't think they can still qualify to the champion league in the next season.

Bayern Munich fought back despite Liverpool's best efforts to defeat them because they could see that Liverpool's midfield position had changed. Every position in football needs to be secured and occupied by a player who is capable of doing so, and the midfield is where a team will struggle to score goals and will quickly tyre because the midfield player is the one who will be required to carry the bulk of the team's weight. My counsel to Liverpool is to move quickly and sign a quality midfielder to prevent underwhelming performances the following season.

Liverpool pre-season matches was not very encouraging at all, partly I will attribute their lacklustre performance in those matches to lack of an experience defensive midfielder in the team the duo of Henderson and Fabinho who used to play those role had left the club to Saudi Arabian league consequently Liverpool would really struggle in that position, though McAllister had been signed to play that role is he going to deliver? time will tell when the league start and from their last match against Bayern Munich it looks like McAllister is injured having limped off when he was substituted either of Fabinho or Henderson should have been retained by Kloop unfortunately they were all sold out.

[Cryptomultiplier]

The purpose of Pep Guardiola picking Erling Haaland to be his frontline attacker was because he knew the crucial challenges the Norway international would displayed towards his opponents. Erling Haaland is a goal machine and a top striker for the cityzens, perhaps he doesn't have a good footings on the ball. But with previous development and improvements, the striker starting to develop and improve in all rounds as a quality striker just like Harry Kane. We shouldn't compared the newly incoming Erling Haaland to Harry Kane, ofcourse the englishman have been in Tottenham Hotspur for years without lifting a title, the possible chances is his club are reluctant in performance and not ready to win a title yet.

Guardiola is someone with wide understanding of the game and what it takes to be a winner and a successful manager that is why it was so easy to identify a player like Erling Haaland to solve their attacking issues and help time win the champions league title last season but despite Haaland’s performance last season I still wouldn’t compare him to Harry Kane who is also a born scorer and English record breaking attacker who has stayed consistent and relevant for years in a top and tough league like the EPL. Maybe someday we would be able to make this comparison but for now they are miles away from each other.

Erling Haaland performed brilliantly for Manchester City last season. He has been able to score quite a few goals in both the Champions League and the Premier League, but towards the end of the season, we haven't seen a good performance from him. Many compare Erling Haaland with Harry Kane, but so far Erling Haaland is far behind Harry Kane. Erling Haaland doesn't have the finishing skills that Harry Kane has.  However, there is a considerable age difference between Erling Haaland and Harry Kane, it is expected that Erling Haaland will be a much better performer at Harry Kane's age and improve his game more.

It cannot be compared, harry Kane has been in the Tottenham team for a long time and he is also quite mature in age while Erling Haaland is a young player and in his first season with Manchester City he was able to make quite a contribution, I think that is very extraordinary, a player at such a young age being able to adapt quickly to a new team and win 3 titles at once, what Erling Haaland did was great in my opinion and cannot be compared to Kane who has been senior and has been with Tottenham for a long time.

Actually, Erling Haaland is very good in terms of quality. And Pep has seen and knows the talent that Erling Haaland has when he plays with Dortmund, so that's why Man City is very interested in recruiting him and making him the first choice.

Erling Haaland is a very talented player and he has come from a team that does not participate in most of the World Cup tournaments. Without talent, it is not easy for a team like this to perform for a club in Europe's top tier and win the Champions League trophy. 
Erling Haaland's career has just begun and good things await him in the future. If Manchester City keep him in the team long term he will be more efficient especially if he can play under Pep then Pep will make him one of the best players in Europe and he will be a world class footballer.

The next generation of Messi, Neymar, and Ronaldo might be made up of players like Mbappe and Erling Haaland.

Manchester City have also shown an interest in signing a new centre-back who is currently worth £86million.
He's the person of Josko Gvardiol. He's from the German side RB Leipzig.
Hopefully we get to see him play in Sunday's Community Shield match against Arsenal.

Pep is very ready to claim and defend the trophies he won last season with strategic players that has speed and height. We would get to see the stance of two of the best English league sides for now, and know how much they have preped up for a new season challenge.

[Furious 7]

A good reserve? With his performance like that for Manchester United I think being a reserve player is not really worth it either. One of the reasons Manchester United don't sell is that they are afraid of losing too much, but rather than just throwing money away on a salary that is not comparable to his performance I think 20 million is still very worth it.

Don't forget the tradition for the England national team, whoever the players are will become players who are often defended by the club even though the player's performance is bad, including Maguire himself has been trusted as a player for the England national team for a long time. So I'm not surprised that Man United still doesn't let him go, especially at such a cheap price. However, there is a slight difference in principle, Erik Ten Hag actually dared to take decisive action, namely selling Maguire, which the Man United coach had never done.

Even though there may be special treatment like that, but when it harms the club I think why keep it.
I think that such conditions should be minimized regardless of whether he is a national team player or not if his performance is poor then why keep him because this determines the performance of the club as well.
The condition of giving more defense to certain players just because they are in the national team is an ancient way of only benefiting bad players.

Manchester United needed an experienced striker. As the team aims for the Premier League title next season. At the same time, Manchester United also managed to qualify for the Champions League. I don't know why Erik Ten Hag is adding a young player like Rasmus Hojlund to the squad without adding an experienced Striker. Rasmus Hojlund is quite a good striker. But we are not sure if he can do well with Manchester United next season. Rasmus Hojlund will certainly need a long time to adapt to Manchester United and the Premier League environment. A better performance is not expected from Rasmus Hojlund next season. Ten Hag is probably planning for the long-term now with the Manchester United squad.

I don't see this player much. But the stistics and price spent by Man United don't seem good enough in my opinion. But at a young age, already having a lot of experience with the senior team, makes him have great potential. I think not just in one year, he needs a lot of time to keep improving. So let's see, hopefully it won't be a failed purchase.

We still don't know how Rasmus Hojlund will perform. If he performs well, it is good for Manchester United. But Manchester United definitely needs an experienced striker.
Marcus Rashford is Manchester United's most experienced striker. And while Rashford is an excellent player, he is only 25 years old. He played very well in the last season. Rashford scored 17 three goals. However, if Manchester United's goal is the title, and if they want to maintain continuity in the Champions League, then they must add experienced players to the team. Otherwise, the team will not be able to survive in the competition.

Currently the news about Hojlund actually I think is too exaggerated but indeed this can also be an encouragement as well as pressure for him, especially with the price that is actually very high.
He must prove himself now that at such an expensive price he is indeed worthy.
On the other hand for the position of striker now maybe Manchester United will only hope for Hojlund because there is nothing else that can be used as a reference.
But the good thing in this case Rashford can be more flexible with Hojlund he can play anywhere whether it's striker or winger.

[Oluwa-btc]

Maguire and Sancho are failed players recruited by Man United, especially Maguire, who often makes a lot of blunders so the price bought is not in accordance with the club's expectations.
Hojlund must always have comparisons with other teams because he was bought at an expensive price of 75 million euros, we never know whether their action on the field will show that stunning will actually be a failed purchase again.
But Erik Ten Hag sees Hojlund as a talented young player but the coach's philosophy knows far more than us.

May the Good Lord Bless You!
Harry Maguire is a complete disaster I have nothing more to say about him, Maybe because I chose to see the bad in him more than the good. He deserves a lower club and not Manchester United really.
Jadon Sancho is really tough lad but when you expect him to be a show in tough game's you actually don't see any of what he's got. He also doesn't suit Erik Ten Hag's quick play and transition. It's main reason you've heard of Manchester United willing to listen to talks about him if the right value for him is matched.

Give the Danish Hojlund is all that need be, he'll be transformed to the deadliest poachers and top striker's in all of Europe. With the qualities he has in midfied, he'll score goals. This players signature would also benefits Bruno Fernandez more.

[JeffBrad12]

Maguire and Sancho are failed players recruited by Man United, especially Maguire, who often makes a lot of blunders so the price bought is not in accordance with the club's expectations.
Hojlund must always have comparisons with other teams because he was bought at an expensive price of 75 million euros, we never know whether their action on the field will show that stunning will actually be a failed purchase again.
But Erik Ten Hag sees Hojlund as a talented young player but the coach's philosophy knows far more than us.

Megurei and sancho were not the only failed transfers by manchester united. If you were always watching any matches of manchester united and you would be able to identify if there have been many failed transfers being made by united.

Some players like lindeloof even tomninay can also be considered as failed transfers by manchester united. It will be a shame if hojlund gonna have the same performance as weghorst next season. ETH was counting on him.

ETH thinks Hojlund can compete with Haaland, but I doubt it because Haaland's stats are much better. All of MU fans shall not have big expectations for hojlund and it will give him burden.

Just let him play in manchester united and proven himself as a striker that was worthy 75 millions. So many people are praising him now but im sure those gonna blame him once hojlund will be showing horrible performance.

Im not feeling so good with him. He could be a panic buy by ten hag.

[Pokapoka124]

I think it will be a tough one this season for Guardiola and hos team because after losing two of their best men this summer with one player been replaced which is Kovasic replacing Iker Gundogan, I assumed Kovasic impact wouldn’t be as much as Gundogan was. The good news is the transfer window is not over yet and there is still time to make improvements and additions before the window closes.

[Avirunes]

Expectations are high for Hojlund. I hope he can play successful matches at Manchester United. High-level performance like Haaland should not be expected. I think he can be considered successful for Manchester United if he performs over 15 goals a year. I agree with what you said about Maguire. He's hurting Manchester United now.

He is quite young and he will be having lot of pressure on him especially after being bought by a big club like United for a big price tag. He will be on spotlight so if he performs well in his starting matches then he really will have great career ahead. So it is really important for manager also to make him comfortable as much as they can. Even Haaland took some time to adjust so Hojlund will need as well, it's same for everybody.

[ajiz138]

Expectations are high for Hojlund. I hope he can play successful matches at Manchester United. High-level performance like Haaland should not be expected. I think he can be considered successful for Manchester United if he performs over 15 goals a year. I agree with what you said about Maguire. He's hurting Manchester United now.

He is quite young and he will be having lot of pressure on him especially after being bought by a big club like United for a big price tag. He will be on spotlight so if he performs well in his starting matches then he really will have great career ahead. So it is really important for manager also to make him comfortable as much as they can. Even Haaland took some time to adjust so Hojlund will need as well, it's same for everybody.

Just like Mudryk who got a lot of pressure after being bought expensive, the media will not forget the expensive players they will continue to highlight especially when the performance does not match the price.
Hojlund must be a little calmer even though he gets pressure never to decline for the quality of his game, I think he is a talented young player so hope is still there if the start of the season still fails at Manchester United.
Erik Ten Hag will adjust Hoglund's comfort as well as Hojlund must match Erik Ten Hag's desired strategy.

[skarais]

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It cannot be compared, harry Kane has been in the Tottenham team for a long time and he is also quite mature in age while Erling Haaland is a young player and in his first season with Manchester City he was able to make quite a contribution, I think that is very extraordinary, a player at such a young age being able to adapt quickly to a new team and win 3 titles at once, what Erling Haaland did was great in my opinion and cannot be compared to Kane who has been senior and has been with Tottenham for a long time.

Actually, Erling Haaland is very good in terms of quality. And Pep has seen and knows the talent that Erling Haaland has when he plays with Dortmund, so that's why Man City is very interested in recruiting him and making him the first choice.

I don't compare Haaland and Kane in terms of experience in the Premier League, but these two strikers really can be called the best in their respective teams. Haaland had good goalscoring stats last season at Manchester City, he also won the treble for his maiden season. Not many players have as much experience as Haaland, especially when he is one of the contributors who has contributed so many goals in a season.

To be honest, I don't know how Haaland's second season with Manchester City will go. Of course I have no doubts about the quality and finishing he has as a striker, but his goalscoring stats will be very interesting to look forward to next season. Last season Kane was Haaland's closest competitor, but I think several other strikers will emerge to fight for the position.

[Ryu_Ar1]

Expectations are high for Hojlund. I hope he can play successful matches at Manchester United. High-level performance like Haaland should not be expected. I think he can be considered successful for Manchester United if he performs over 15 goals a year. I agree with what you said about Maguire. He's hurting Manchester United now.

He is quite young and he will be having lot of pressure on him especially after being bought by a big club like United for a big price tag. He will be on spotlight so if he performs well in his starting matches then he really will have great career ahead. So it is really important for manager also to make him comfortable as much as they can. Even Haaland took some time to adjust so Hojlund will need as well, it's same for everybody.

Just like Mudryk who got a lot of pressure after being bought expensive, the media will not forget the expensive players they will continue to highlight especially when the performance does not match the price.
Hojlund must be a little calmer even though he gets pressure never to decline for the quality of his game, I think he is a talented young player so hope is still there if the start of the season still fails at Manchester United.
Erik Ten Hag will adjust Hoglund's comfort as well as Hojlund must match Erik Ten Hag's desired strategy.

Talking about Mudryk but he is quite aggressive because instead of realising that his performance is still not satisfactory he doesn't really reflect a big player because he still has time to reply to criticism on social media even though I know he is also a human being but he must try to be better in attitude and performance on the field.
At the moment the expectations about Hojlund are clearly very large with the price he has hopefully this will not be a flop when he is at a new club. and I also agree with what you said about the media will definitely highlight Hojlund because obviously this can be decent news if indeed Hojlund does not play well when Manchester United has spent more than 70 million for this 20-year-old player.

[Rockstarguy]

Erling Haaland's career has just begun and good things await him in the future. If Manchester City keep him in the team long term he will be more efficient especially if he can play under Pep then Pep will make him one of the best players in Europe and he will be a world class footballer.

The next generation of Messi, Neymar, and Ronaldo might be made up of players like Mbappe and Erling Haaland.

I think Manchester City,  Pep Guardiola has really played a great role in his career,  Pep Guardiola brought the good talent in him . I consider Erling Haaland to be one of the best player in Premier league right now. In the coming season I believe he will keeps shining just like he did in last season, Haaland in Manchester city this is just the beginning of his greatness, staying for awhile will be good for him and the club .I think he is among the young player's that will take the position of Ronaldo and Messi.

[rendravolt]

Gabriel Jesus has been injured again and this time a problem with his knee has kept him out of Arsenal's pre-season game against Monaco today. It is still unknown since when he has been injured again and as reported by Fabrizio Romano is currently being assessed by the medical team. We know that Gabriel Jesus recently recovered from injury but when the EPL is about to start in a few days he has the same problem.

I think he needs to be more careful and if he is an important enough player Mikel Arteta should be able to rest him a bit longer. At the moment there are not many striker options at Arsenal and only Nketiah is left as a pure striker. I hope his knee problem is not too bad so he can return to strengthen Arsenal next season.

Source: https://twitter.com/FabrizioRomano/status/1686771303850610688

[Mustang Shelby]

Erling Haaland's career has just begun and good things await him in the future. If Manchester City keep him in the team long term he will be more efficient especially if he can play under Pep then Pep will make him one of the best players in Europe and he will be a world class footballer.

The next generation of Messi, Neymar, and Ronaldo might be made up of players like Mbappe and Erling Haaland.

I think Manchester City,  Pep Guardiola has really played a great role in his career,  Pep Guardiola brought the goid talent in him . I consider Erling Haaland to be one of the best player in Premier league right now. In the coming season I believe he will keeps shining just like he did in last season, Haaland in Manchester city this is just the beginning of his greatness, staying for awhile will be good for him and the club .I think he is among the young player's that will take the position of Ronaldo and Messi.

Yes, you could be right. I think Haaland is a quality football player who can be the best player in the world after Messi and Ronaldo. Still, they can be compared to Mbappe. The rivalry between the two will be similar to the Ronaldo-Messi rivalry in the future, I think. The best players seem to be these for now.

[Rruchi man]

Give the Danish Hojlund is all that need be, he'll be transformed to the deadliest poachers and top striker's in all of Europe. With the qualities he has in midfied, he'll score goals. This players signature would also benefits Bruno Fernandez more.

This is of course will happen when he adapts to the new team and players. There is high expectation for him again, hopefully he does not turn into another overhyped played like Anthony was when he was about to join Manchester United.

Arsenal are playing Monaco and it is a beauty to see Thomas Partey and Declan Rice playing in one game. They have played well especially Declan Rice who did not impress me so much in that first game he played for Arsenal. In the game, he made good combination with Martinelli like twice in the first half, where he was able to make a cross across the goal, and he had a close chance to score. He has shown good adaptation to this team and it will not be long before he scores for us.

The game is locked at 1-1 at halftime thanks to Nketiah with a good goal after we were behind in the 31st minute of the game, Arsenal have a better chance to win the game in the second half with substitutions that they will make. Saka, Odegaard, Havertz, Trossard will have a chance in the second half. Jesus will not play because of his injury concern.

[rahmad2nd]

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Maguire and Sancho are failed players recruited by Man United, especially Maguire, who often makes a lot of blunders so the price bought is not in accordance with the club's expectations.
Hojlund must always have comparisons with other teams because he was bought at an expensive price of 75 million euros, we never know whether their action on the field will show that stunning will actually be a failed purchase again.
But Erik Ten Hag sees Hojlund as a talented young player but the coach's philosophy knows far more than us.

Usually, young players will not get many chances to play in the starting line-up. So, if later for example, Hojlund is only placed as a player on the bench often, then it can be assumed that Hojlund will only be prepared as a second tier player and not included in the main squad. But yes, if Hojlund gets a place in the main squad often then it can be assumed, maybe Erik ten Hag has a different view about Hojlund which looks like maybe Hojlund has great potential too as time goes by. After all, a prediction of course, nothing is completely certain, so let's just wait and see how Hojlund will play in the actual match in the Premier League later.

The purchase of Rasmus Hojlund was priced at €75 million, unfortunately it was fantastic for a striker of his class. however, due to the lack of good pure strikers at the moment. which in the end, Erik Ten Hag chose him to fill the vacant position of the Red Devils center forward. My assumption is that Ten Hag has met him for some talks. at the same time, conveying the details of what Erik Ten Hag really wanted.
I forgot where I read why Ten Hag ultimately chose this striker from Atalanta. but the point is, Hojlund is a player who wants to work hard. plus, if I'm not mistaken he made 50+ shots while playing at Atalanta last season. although, only 9 goals he was able to create. but the point is, this player can develop under the tutelage of Erik Ten Hag.

Well, if Hojlund was only going to be a second tier player, why would Ten Hag bring him at such a high price. after all, there wasn't much that Ten Hag could expect from other strikers except for Marcus Rashford who was used as a center forward. I doubt if this player is only a second tier player. even though he is still very young, at least he has a track record with Atalanta with. he played a total of 32 matches, and 20 of them were main starters. that's why, Ten Hag chose him over other strikers. in fact it could have been the Ten Hag targeting Vlahovic, but in fact Hojlund was the main target. there are other points as well that make why the architect of The Red Devils chose him, although to be honest that the striker is not too special. but the hope is that he can quickly adapt to The Red Devils and be able to grow much more with the system he applies.
My prediction is that Rasmus Hojlund will be part of the starting eleven for Manchester United in the 2023/2024 season.

[KTChampions]

Erling Haaland is a very talented player and he has come from a team that does not participate in most of the World Cup tournaments. Without talent, it is not easy for a team like this to perform for a club in Europe's top tier and win the Champions League trophy. 
Erling Haaland's career has just begun and good things await him in the future. If Manchester City keep him in the team long term he will be more efficient especially if he can play under Pep then Pep will make him one of the best players in Europe and he will be a world class footballer.

The next generation of Messi, Neymar, and Ronaldo might be made up of players like Mbappe and Erling Haaland.

I do not think that the fact that Haaland from the Norwegian national team somehow weakened / strengthened his opportunities at the club level. For the development of a player, the national team does not matter - if you play poorly, then you will not get into the national team of even a weak country, and if you play strong, then you will always have chances (a bunch of competitions for national teams of different ages).