Inter Milan Legend Diego Milito Weighs In on Best Striker Debate Between Haaland and Mbappe

Inter Milan Legend Diego Milito Weighs In on Best Striker Debate Between Haaland and Mbappe

Chukwu Ikechukwu
updated at April 12, 2023 at 8:13 PM
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  • Diego Milito believes Paris Saint-Germain forward Kylian Mbappe is a better forward than Manchester City striker Erling Haaland
  • The Inter Milan legend highlights that Mbappe has the ability to create goals for himself unlike his Manchester City counterpart Haaland
  • Mbappe has scored eight goals in as many games in the Ligue 1 while Haaland has netted 14 times in eight Premier League matches

Inter Milan legend Diego Milito has weighed in on the growing debate about who is the better player between Paris Saint-Germain’s Kylian Mbappe and Erling Haaland of Manchester City.

Mbappe and Haaland have been the topic of debate amongst football fans as both players are considered to take over from Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo.

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Erling Haaland and Kylian Mbappe are the top scorers in the English Premier League and French Ligue 1 respectively. Photo by Jean Catuffe and Quality Sport Images
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Milito who won the 2010 Champions League with Inter Milan has now revealed the difference between both players as he highlights Mbappe is better, Goal reports.

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"The way I am, I’ve always liked players more who can solve it themselves. Someone like Haaland, who is simply devastating, always needs assists from his teammates.
Mbappé, on the other hand, sometimes builds the goal himself, from nothing. But, in the same way, he knows how to give assists and find goals.”

Haaland has netted 19 goals already this season in just 12 games for Manchester City while Kylian Mbappe is the top scorer in the Ligue 1 with 8 goals for PSG.

Haaland moves ahead of Mbappe in Champions League scorers chart

Meanwhile, Erling Haaland is already making a claim for the UEFA Champions League golden boot award after leapfrogging Kylian Mbappe in the scorers chart.

Erling Haaland's Matchday 3 double against Copenhagen made it five goals in this season's Champions League, taking him above Kylian Mbappe who is on three UEFA reports.

The Manchester City forward is also ahead of Leroy Sane of Bayern Munich alongside Robert Lewandowski whom all have three goals apiece.

Luis Suarez chooses between Kylian Mbappe and Erling Haaland

Earlier, Sports Brief reported the debate about who the better player is between Paris Saint-Germain striker Kylian Mbappe and Manchester City's Erling Haaland rages on, with football fans having their opinions on the two rivals.

Both players are widely considered the future of football, with many pundits reckoning the duo will continue the legacy of Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi.

Former Barcelona forward Luis Suarez seems to have settled the argument, after claiming Haaland is his favourite player because he scores more than Mbappe.

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Chukwu Ikechukwu Godwin is a journalist with over 9 years of experience in the Nigerian media industry. He has worked both in Radio (Today FM, Rhythm FM, Wish FM) and Television (Silverbird TV) as a Sports Analyst..
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