Joleon Lescott has now leapt to the defence of Erling Haaland after the Manchester City No.

9's recent struggles in front of goal.

The 41-year-old made the comments when speaking to the Daily Mail.

So, what did Joleon Lescott say about Erling Haaland? Let's take a look.

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What's the story? Well, the Norway international has been criticised lately after failing to score in three successive outings for Manchester City.

That is - of course - not that huge of a goal drought, but after Haaland broke records with his stunning 52 goals in all competitions last season, expectations are high.

However, Lescott believes people are being unfair on the Norwegian.

MORE MAN CITY STORIESThe man who made 160 appearances for Manchester City said: "It's like people are questioning whether Haaland can get 60 goals now or 70.

If he was to score a similar amount of goals to last season it would still be impressive.

"He's got seven in nine, so he's not doing too badly.

I just think people are obsessed with something more.

The same can be enough.

"Haaland actually has eight goals in eight Premier League appearances so far this season, so he is doing even better than Lescott states.

Haaland is far from the problem at Manchester City Haaland has seemingly made a rod for his own back after his extraordinary debut campaign, with many now using those lofty standards against the PS51.

5m forward.

Nevertheless, the 23-year-old is still the Premier League's top scorer so far this season, and despite a small goal drought in recent outings, he is far from the problem at Manchester City.

Hopefully, criticism has not got inside Haaland's head, and he can return to his usual goalscoring self after the international break.

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