Former FC Barcelona star Gerard Pique has told Erling Haaland what he needs to do in order to reach Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo's level.
The Norwegian has taken the Premier League by storm since joining Manchester City from Borussia Dortmund last season.
Haaland has registered 81 goals and 15 assists in 88 appearances for the Citizens, but Pique says the striker needs to win more trophies to reach the superstar level.
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“I think he has a lot of potential but to arrive at the level of Messi and Cristiano, it’s a long way to go,” Pique said on talkSPORT.
“He has to win so many titles, he has to do this for 15, 17, 20 years and this is not easy also.
“He’s very young, very promising and he has a lot of potential but still I think he’s far away from those two.”
Pique also spoke how the Barcelona youth team players looked at Messi when he first arrived.
“He’s the greatest player in the history of the game for sure,” Pique added.
“The thing with Leo is when he first arrived at the club, we are the same age so we played together for four or five years in the youth academy.
“When he arrived he was very small, very thin, crazy small. When we saw him first we thought if we touched him we’d destroy him so be careful.
“But then he started the first training session it seemed impossible that the ball would leave his foot, it was impossible to tackle him and after that day we said, ‘wow, what is this?'”
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