Former Liverpool and Manchester United striker Michael Owen has compared Brentford striker Ivan Toney to Manchester City striker Erling Haaland....CONTINUE READING
Owen said: “Big centre-forwards, we associate them with winning flick-ons and being a target man. But nowadays, when you see the likes of Haaland and Toney, they aren’t just that.
They are running in-behind, they are showing pace, they are showing athleticism. Scoring different types of goals.”
Owen added: “The other thing I like about Toney – and Haaland does it as well – is that when you get the wrong side of Toney as a defender, you can’t get back. He’s just too strong, holds you off and then shoots.
For somebody his size, you just don’t associate it with him [free-kick against Leeds]. It’s unbelievable for a man that size and it’s such an amazing goal to score.
