Diego Forlan suggests Man City have a player who’s actually better than Cole Palmer and Viktor Gyokeres

Diego Forlan, the former Manchester United striker, has claimed that Manchester City's Erling Haaland is superior to both Chelsea's Cole Palmer and Arsenal's new signing Viktor Gyokeres. Appearing on the TikTok channel futcrunch, Forlan participated in a challenge where he remained silent while the host listed several top strikers – including Darwin Nunez, Endrick, Gyokeres, Dusan Vlahovic, Luis Openda, Palmer, Lautaro Martinez, and Edinson Cavani – until Haaland's name was mentioned. Only then did Forlan nod and concede that the Norwegian is better than him.

This assessment comes amid a busy Premier League transfer window. Manchester City, following a trophy-less 2023-24 season, have signed Rayan Cherki, Tijjani Reinjnders, and Rayan Ait Nouri. Liverpool broke the British transfer record with a £116m move for Florian Wirtz, alongside acquiring Milos Kerkez, Jeremie Frimpong, and Hugo Ekitike, and are still pursuing Newcastle's Alexander Isak. Chelsea have spent heavily on new forwards to complement Cole Palmer, while Arsenal secured striker Viktor Gyokeres.

Despite Manchester City's squad reinforcements, the article suggests the Premier League title race appears more challenging than last season. Liverpool, having won the title with minimal spending previously, are now investing significantly under Arne Slot to build on their dominance.