Haaland: You could just see it in Ronaldo's face that 'today I'm the man'

Erling Haaland said five-time Ballon d'Or winner Cristiano Ronaldo has been an inspirational figure.

Borussia Dortmund sensation Erling Haaland said Juventus superstar Cristiano Ronaldo is an inspiration.

Haaland has been a revelation in 2019-20, his exploits already linking him with a move to LaLiga giants Real Madrid.

The 19-year-old striker scored 28 goals in all competitions for Salzburg this term before joining Dortmund in January, netting another 12 in just 11 appearances prior to the coronavirus pandemic.

And Haaland said five-time Ballon d'Or winner Ronaldo has been an inspirational figure.

"You could just see it in Ronaldo's face that 'today I'm the man' and 'today, I will score goals' and that's what he did," Haaland told ESPN, having watched Ronaldo growing up.

"That's what I like the best, how dedicated and hungry they are to succeed and to be the man in the moment."

On his incredible start to life at Bundesliga outfit Dortmund, Haaland added: "It's been a very good start and from my debut I've been enjoying it a lot and smiling a lot and these kind of things and that's what's the most important about my life, to smile a lot and these kind of things. So, yeah, that's what I try to do the most.

"I feel I'm Improving every day and now that I play with even better team-mates than what I played with in Salzburg – all respect to Salzburg – but yeah, they can find me in even better situations and this, so yeah it's been good. It's been a good first months."