Haaland: I sleep with my hat-trick balls!

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Premier League's top scorer reveals he goes to bed with the footballs he gets to take home

They say strikers are obsessed with scoring goals. But Erling Haaland may have just taken it to a whole new level. 

The Premier League's top scorer loves it so much that he goes to bed with the match balls he takes home after scoring a hat-trick.

"It’s true!" Manchester City's Haaland says. "I love when I score a hat-trick to feel the ball a bit more."

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Haaland has revealed more quirky facts about himself, including a lucky pre-match meal that he swears brings him more goals, and his plans to become both a farmer and a rapper...

So, want to get to know the Premier League's leading goalscorer? Watch the video above. 

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And who knows, Haaland may be sleeping with another match ball in Matchweek 25. After all, Man City travel to AFC Bournemouth, the league's leakiest defence with 44 goals conceded.