'Reason why they were bought': Haaland praises new Manchester City signings

[p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/haaland-erling/UmV9iQmE/"]Haaland[/a]’s single goal proved to be the difference between [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/manchester-city/Wtn9Stg0/"]Manchester City[/a] and newly promoted [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/coventry/GOvB22xg/"]Coventry[/a] as Enzo Maresca's men made it three wins from their opening three games.[/p][p]It was a busy summer for the club, with the likes of [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/rodri/K0G8DB00/"]Rodri[/a], [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/silva-bernardo/lUg03qcR/"]Bernardo Silva[/a], and [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/stones-john/SlLxn4xl/"]John Stones[/a], players who had played key roles in their recent success, all leaving.[/p][p]City splashed the cash to replace them, signing [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/fernandez-enzo/nZnbEVWP/"]Fernandez[/a] from [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/chelsea/4fGZN2oK/"]Chelsea[/a] for £125 million and [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/ndiaye-iliman/Im0c6Oy7/"]Ndiaye[/a] from [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/everton/KluSTr9s/"]Everton[/a] for £65 million on deadline day.[/p][p]Both players made their debuts in [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/soccer/coventry-GOvB22xg/manchester-city-Wtn9Stg0/?mid=2sLj8RMt"]the win over Coventry[/a], and earned the praise from star player Haaland - who himself netted the 300th club goal of his career.[/p][embed guid="22fb0427-54ce-4e61-adc8-b2ed3696370f" url="https://x.com/ManCity/status/2096345123114123549" social-type="twitter" /][p][b]"I think they did a really good game, both of them," [/b]Haaland said.[/p][p][b]"Enzo came in and did really well on the goal and had some chances actually; he could have scored. He did well. And Ndiaye, you can see his quality straight away. [/b][/p][p][b]“The way he dribbles past players, just gliding through. It was amazing to see. There’s a reason why they were bought by us, because they have quality. [/b][/p][p][b]“For them it’s about getting into the team as quickly as possible and getting the rhythm in."[/b][/p][infobox id="02b45e73-9abc-454d-882a-650a1a621f7d" /]