A Premier League superstar looked almost unrecognisable as he surprised kids while delivering club-themed presents to some lucky kids
A Premier League star looked unrecognisable as he dressed up as Santa to surprise kids over the festive period.
Erling Haaland is used to finding the net for Manchester City, but he was assisting Ol’ Saint Nick when he delivered presents to kids in a video posted on his YouTube channel. He said: “I love the cosiness of Christmas – sitting inside and being with family and friends.”
It’s not the first time Haaland has dressed up, at the end of October he took to the streets of Manchester dressed as the Joker for Halloween. And while he was spotted quite quickly, Haaland hoped for different results this time around.
He continued: “This is proper authentic. And with the beard I actually think we’ve got a great chance of hiding me.”
However, he struggled with the traditional Santa accent, and even joked about putting on a Scouse accent to go even more undercover. And when his iPhone Face ID didn’t work he thought knew it was a good sign.
At the first house, while all five kids had failed to recognise, he joked one was on the naughty list after they admitted they support Manchester United.
Haaland would reveal his identity with a group photo – sparking pandemonium.
However, he was rumbled pretty quickly at the second house, joking to one of the kids after he took his beard off: “You knew straight away didn’t you!”
He responded: “I’ve heard your voice on TV so I knew it was you.”
After delivering all his presents, Haaland said he was pleased with his night’s work – but he did admit there are still things he needs to work on.
He said: “It was successful – but not successful because of my voice. That’s the problem.”