Erling Haaland Mural Revealed In Manchester City Centre

A new mural featuring Manchester City's marquee summer signing Erling Haaland has been completed this week.

The Norway international arrived in Manchester late last week, following his summer holidays.

Haaland was presented to City supporters at an unveiling ceremony outside the Etihad Stadium on Sunday afternoon, joined by a few of the club's other summer recruits.

Alongside the former Borussia Dortmund man stood Julian Alvarez - who has made the switch from Argentina side River Plate, and Stefan Ortega Moreno - who moved to the Premier League champions on a free transfer from Arminia Bielefeld.

Signings have continued off the pitch too, with Manchester City announcing a new training kit partner for the 2022/2023 season.

Across training wear for men's and women's teams this season will be OKX - one of the world’s leading cryptocurrency platforms.

To celebrate the partnership between the two, a series of artworks have been commissioned in Manchester city centre, with the first featuring Erling Haaland this week.

Located in the heart of the city's Northern Quarter, Erling Haaland has been illustrated in the form of half footballer, half robot - which is fitting given the nicknames being given to the forward on social media.

Located on Port Street, the mural of Erling Haaland is expected to grab plenty of attention.

At present, it remains unknown exactly how long the artwork will remain in place.

The Manchester City themed piece is just the latest of several murals to have appeared in the Northern Quarter over the years.

In November 2020, EA Sports presented Phil Foden and Georgia Stanway with art pieces to promote their 'Win As One' campaign alongside the FIFA video game franchise.

Marking his departure from the club last summer, Manchester City also presented Sergio Aguero with a temporary piece of work in the Northern Quarter region.

The art piece - which was removed several weeks later - featured the legendary Argentine forward during his 93:20 celebrations.

Erling Haaland will be hoping he reaches the heights of the aforementioned Premier League icon and sees himself illustrated in the city centre on many more occassions to come.