Manchester reported that despite Haaland scored 135 goals in 154 games, he is rarely considered Manchester City's most important player. Maybe he is the best player, but it's just a subjective view. Even when he scored goals and was unstoppable, it was generally believed that if he was not on the team, Manchester City could survive. After all, Manchester City had already performed very well before he joined.

However, if Rodri is not on the team, the problem is huge. The 29-year-old Spanish midfielder was absent last season due to injury and the team's performance also declined. However, there are differences between causality and correlation. Manchester City won 10 of the first 11 games without Rodri last season. While they do miss the 2024 Golden Globe winner during difficult times, it also shows that they can handle his absence.

Rodri is now back, but his form has not yet returned to his best. He was gradually adapting to the game, and his knees occasionally felt pain, and he was a little uncertain about his physical condition. So far this season, Manchester City has not seen the real Rodri yet, but the team's performance is pretty good. To some extent, his performance in the previous months suggests that his status as Manchester City’s most important player may have been handed over to someone else.

Haland undoubtedly has this status now - not only because he scored many goals, but also because he now looks like the one who carried the team. Although he can't stop the opponent's counterattack like Rodri did, he can contribute on the defensive end. Since being given leadership responsibilities, he has exuded a unique temperament. He also has a sharp mouth. This is the second time he has severely criticized the team for their performance this season, accusing the team of poor performance in the second half of Monaco, including himself.

But in reality, he should be exempted because his teammates didn't pass the ball to him. In the first half, he showed his ability to get the ball. It took him 14 minutes and 17 seconds to touch the ball, but then calmly picked the ball over Philip Cohen and sent it into the net. His second goal was even more exciting, he received O'Reilly's cross and headed the ball. The Norwegian combines amazing bounce and the ability to generate power from high altitude passes. The expected goal value for this opportunity was only 0.07, but it turned out to be 0.67 after Haaland touched the ball, which illustrates his importance to this goal.

There are other examples showing his leadership and high standards. He was angry that he failed to match Phil Foden in the first half and then got angry that Guvadior didn't pass him in stoppage time. Haaland was angry at Manchester City's last-minute conceding, and his expression when he received the trophy of Player of the Game also revealed his emotions. Now there is no doubt that he is the most important player on this team.