Carragher compares Haaland to Henry, says he'll make defenders scared of being 'embarrassed'

• Carragher compared Haaland to Henry
• Said he makes defenders scared of being embarrassed
• Says Henry had similar affect on him

WHAT HAPPENED? Haaland scored his third hat-trick in as many home games as Manchester City steamrolled crosstown rivals Manchester United in their derby on October 2. The Norwegian striker scored three and registered two assists as he smashed several records in what was just his eighth Premier League appearance.

WHAT HE SAID: Speaking about Haaland's Manchester derby performance on Sky Sports, Carragher said: "For two years there was only one player in my career who affected me mentally and that was Thierry Henry. I played against a lot of great players an you'd go into a game thinking 'I can get the better of them, they might make mistakes', but Henry from 2022-04 when I went to play against him, I only thought about him. One of the most embarrassed I have been on a football pitch was the goal against Liverpool at Highbury, I sort of fall over and cower and I'm that embarrassed because it is not me, it is not my way of thinking, but it's the Thierry Henry effect.

"And what he [Haaland] is doing is not making players think 'can I stop him playing well, can I stop him scoring?' Defenders are going into games thinking 'don't embarrass me', and that is what I used to feel against Henry. If he scored or did okay, as long as he didn't embarrass me."

THE BIGGER PICTURE: Since joining Man City, Haaland has scored 17 goals in just 11 appearances. He has become the quickest player to score three Premier League hat-tricks, doing so in just eight appearances.

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WHAT NEXT FOR HAALAND? It looks inevitable that Haaland will score every time he steps onto the pitch and he is going to have plenty of opportunity to do just that with games coming thick and fast. A Champions League double header against Copenhagen either side of a Premier League game against Southampton are just some of the games Haaland will have to extend his scoring record.