Former Man City defender Micah Richards picks Kylian Mbappe over Erling Haaland due to his "all round game"

• Former Manchester City defender Micah Richards said he would pick Kylian Mbappe over Erling Haaland in a hypothetical
• The 2012 Premier League champion said that Mbappe's all round game makes he's a straightforward choice
• He also clarified that Haaland is perfect for the current Premier League champions

Manchester City Premier League winner Micah Richards has said that he prefers PSG superstar over City's star striker Erling Haaland if he were to pick.

Richards said that the Frenchman's all-round game makes him an easy choice over the red-hot Haaland.

Mbappe over Haaland for Richards

With both Mbappe and Haaland scoring in the Champions League last night, Richards said he prefers Mbappe over Haaland, according to the Daily Mail. Richards was speaking in the post-game coverage of the Champions League at CBS Sports.

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2012 Premier League champion and former Manchester City defender has said that if he was to pick between Mbappe or Haaland in a hypothetical situation, he would settle for the former due to his all-round game.

I would still take Mbappe. Because I love Mbappe, I love the way he moves.

Jamie Carragher, who they were together in the studio, subtly asked Richards why he wasn't picking a player from his former side.

I didn't say that I just said I prefer Mbappe.

As a number nine, Haaland in Man City's team I would prefer him, but all-round game, Mbappe.

Haaland was the hero for City in last night's Champions League clash with German giants Borussia Dortmund. The Norwegian superstar scored a brilliant winner, which saw City complete a dramatic comeback.

On the hand, Mbappe was on target for PSG, who completed a comeback in Israel against Maccabi Haifa.

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The two have been touted by fans and pundits as the heir apparent to Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo who will certainly go down as two of the greatest players the game has ever seen.

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The details reveal that the three-year contract he signed in the summer is actually a two-year deal with the option to extend for a further year.