Erling Haaland's girlfriend in telling remark as they watch Man United match

Manchester City star Erling Haaland has revealed his joy at watching football in his spare time, but his girlfriend made clear her feelings on it while watching Manchester United vs West Ham recently

Erling Haaland has discussed watching a Manchester United match this season(Image: (Photo by Simon Stacpoole/Offside/Offside via Getty Images))

Erling Haaland has revealed he does enjoy watching football during his spare time, although his girlfriend Isabel Haugseng Johansen appears to be "sick" of how much football dominates their lives.

The striker gave some insight into his love for the game while speaking to Alan Shearer and Gary Lineker on the recent The Rest Is Football podcast, as he discussed watching Manchester United's 1-1 draw at home to West Ham last Thursday night.

When asked about whether he watches the football, the 25-year-old responded: "Yeah, I’m a football fan, so I watch all kinds of football. Actually, yesterday, we were eating dinner, and I checked if there were any games. Man Utd, West Ham is playing.

"Let’s put it on. My missus said, 'I’m so sick of football. We watch it all the time.' And I’m like, yeah, that’s the reason why we are sitting here.”

It gives plenty of insight into the life of Haaland, getting to know exactly what he is like when he isn't scoring goals every week for Manchester City.

Isabel Haugseng Johansen is in a long-term relationship with Erling Haaland(Image: NurPhoto via Getty Images)

Haaland is currently in a relationship with 21-year-old Isabel, with the pair having met back in Norway during the striker's time at Bryne FK – his first club.

It's quite telling that Haaland's own girlfriend claimed the football was on "all the time", showing the level of obsession that the striker has with the beautiful game.

While that may seem natural for a professional footballer, that isn't always the case, as some simply view it as another job and don't take quite as much interest.

Erling Haaland sat down at home to watch Man United's 1-1 draw with West Ham(Image: Getty Images)

Arsenal's Ben White is perhaps the most prime example, with the Premier League star revealing that he doesn't care too much for watching the sport and keeping up with the stories surrounding it.

Haaland, on the other hand, clearly does and that may well feed into the obsession he has with scoring goals and breaking records whenever he can.

“This is what it’s like if you play with Messi or Ronaldo, his influence is so big,” said Pep Guardiola last month when he was talking about the quality of Haaland.

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“You see the numbers of that guy? Of course he’s that level. Messi and Ronaldo have done it for 15 years, but this is the level. The first goal, the way he shoots the ball, it’s like, ‘I am going to score.’

“He has that hunger. It’s top. I said how incredibly coachable and manageable he is. I am tough sometimes with Haaland, but he is open-minded. He lives for the goals and sometimes the pressure cannot sustain 90 minutes, but that’s normal."

With 144 goals to his name in 166 Manchester City appearances so far, Haaland must be acutely aware of the records that await him, having become so in tune with the narratives of football and the Premier League.