Haaland performed in City’s win over Copenhagen after grandmother’s dying

Man City ahead Erling Haaland performed within the membership’s 3-1 win over FC Copenhagen on Tuesday evening regardless of grieving over the lack of his grandmother on the weekend. 

The Norwegian striker performed the complete 90 minutes in Denmark as he battled on regardless of receiving tragic household information that Tone Rasdal – the mom of his father Alfie, handed away on Saturday on the age of 80.

An obituary for Rasdal learn: ‘Our pricey mom, mother-in-law, grandmother, grandmother and great-grandmother Tone Rasdal died peacefully immediately, aged 80.’

According to Norwegian outlet Nettavisen, Rasdal handed away at a nursing house in Sivdaheimen in Bryne, situated on the south coast of Norway, together with her funeral set to happen subsequent week. 

Her dying got here on the identical day Haaland had performed for Man City towards Everton – which noticed him bag a brace. It is unclear whether or not the star ahead had been knowledgeable of the information on the time of the match. 

Man City ahead Erling Haaland performed on throughout their win over Copenhagen regardless of the lack of his grandmother

Haaland’s grandmother Tone Rasdal, 80, was the mom of his father Alfie Haaland (left) 

Alfie – who additionally performed for Manchester City within the Premier League – is one in all 4 youngsters

Haaland and his household have a good time the participant profitable the Premier League in his first season at Manchester City

Another Norwegian web site – Dagbladet – claims Rasdal was a instructor and a principal at a college within the area of Time, near the place she handed away in Norway. 

She had 4 youngsters, together with Alfie – who would go on to grow to be a Premier League star, that includes for Nottingham Forest, Leeds United and Man City.

Her grandson would additionally grow to be an enormous soccer star too as Alfie’s son Erling adopted in his footsteps by taking part in for City and has grow to be one of many best strikers in world soccer. 

Haaland, who has two siblings – brother Astor and a sister, Gabrielle, has had an excellent season for City as soon as once more – constructing on the 52 objectives from 53 video games he bagged final yr so as to add 21 strikes from 26 video games on this marketing campaign.

Haaland pictured alongside his two siblings – brother Astor (left) and sister Gabrielle (centre) 

Her dying got here on Saturday – the identical day Haaland scored a brace in a 2-0 win over Everton

Haaland’s Man City team-mate Rodri additionally suffered the dying of his grandmother in January 

His unbelievable deadly capacity in entrance of objective helped City win the treble final season, although he has been set again by harm points within the final two months. 

Haaland – who received PFA participant of the yr final season – missed 12 video games this season after an ankle harm, coupled with a stress fracture on his foot. 

He is just not the one participant to have suffered a loss within the household within the 23-24 season. 

Midfielder Rodri additionally misplaced his grandmother final month and was given permissoin by City to journey to Madrid to spend time together with his household, earlier than flying again to play of their 5-0 win over Huddersfield within the FA Cup on January 7. 

At the time, supervisor Pep Guardiola had pressured that household comes first after revealing the information throughout a press convention.

‘His grandmum has died,’ Guardiola shared on Friday afternoon. ‘He is in Madrid immediately and tomorrow’.

‘Hopefully he’s again for the [Huddersfield] recreation, however household is crucial.’