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Man Utd were 'hours' away from losing transfer target to Liverpool after Jurgen Klopp chat<\/h3>\n

Manchester United coach Benni McCarthy believes that he could take Erling Haaland to a different level if he was at Old Trafford. The Norwegian shattered the single-season Premier League scoring record in 2022\/23, and he has followed that up with a promising start to the new campaign with Manchester City.<\/p>\n

Haaland is continuing his remarkable strike rate of approximately one goal per game, and he is already up to eight in the Premier League this season. The 23-year-old therefore has twice as many as any other player in the division, aside from Tottenham’s Son Heung-min.<\/p>\n

But McCarthy is adamant that there is room for improvement in Haaland’s game. And in an interview with South African radio station 947, the Man Utd attacking coach was clear on whether he felt he could teach him some new tricks.<\/p>\n

“If he was to sign for Man United, then hell yeah,” he stated. “I would love to contribute but I don’t see that ever happening.<\/p>\n

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“I can’t see a possibility for me ever coaching Erling Haaland. But I think he’s a great striker. He’s still got loads of room for improvement. I observe and analyse a lot of attacking players, sometimes I just feel he can improve his game a little bit, especially when defenders try to mark him out of the game.<\/p>\n

“I saw against Real Madrid, Antonio Rudiger was so tight on him and he ended up not having a solution, even though he’s such a strong and powerful player. He’s got speed, heading ability, but you need to adjust your game to play against different kinds of defenders.”<\/p>\n

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McCarthy was drafted in to form part of Erik ten Hag’s backroom staff at Old Trafford upon the Dutchman’s appointment last year. The South African earned rave reviews during his debut season with the club, bringing the best out of Marcus Rashford, who bagged 30 goals in all competitions.<\/p>\n

The pressure is back on Ten Hag and McCarthy, however, after a poor start to 2023\/24. United are currently ninth in the Premier League table after suffering three defeats in their first three matches.<\/p>\n

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But an encouraging week has seen the Red Devils win two games on the trot – against Burnley and Crystal Palace – to suggest that most of the storm has been weathered.<\/p>\n

By comparison, Haaland is experiencing no such trouble as his goals have fired City to a flawless Premier League start. Pep Guardiola’s side remain top of the table as they go for a sixth title in seven years.<\/p>\n

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