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Haaland copies Arnie’s dream goal – this time it sticks

Attention, danger of confusion! Erling Haaland copied Marko Arnautovic's dream goal.(Bild: AFP/APA/Joe Klamar, Instagram/erling)

While Erling Haaland was unlucky with the bar in the Nations League match against Austria on Sunday, the Norwegian proved on Instagram that he can indeed score crossbar goals. And in the style of a certain Marko Arnautovic.

In a video on Instagram, the Manchester City star striker presents himself in an empty stadium.

After taking another bite out of a banana, Haaland makes his way to the penalty spot and fires. 

The ball bounces - too beautifully not to have been worked on - six times between the crossbar and the turf before coming to rest behind the goal line.

Only on Sunday, Marko Arnautovic had scored a similarly attractive goal - against Norway of all teams ...