As anticipation builds for the weekend’s Premier League blockbuster between Liverpool and Manchester City, anxiety is already creeping into the Liverpool fanbase — and for one reason: Erling Haaland.

Supporters have taken to social media to express concern about the Norwegian striker’s ruthless efficiency, with one comment summing it up perfectly: “It only takes Haaland one chance.”

Haaland’s ability to turn the smallest opening into a goal has been one of City’s greatest weapons, and Liverpool’s defenders are well aware that even a momentary lapse could prove fatal.

With both sides in title-challenging form, this encounter at the Etihad is shaping up to be a tactical and psychological battle. Arne Slot’s Liverpool will need to maintain absolute focus, especially against a forward who has redefined what clinical finishing looks like in modern football.

As one fan put it, “Haaland doesn’t need ten chances — just one.” The question now is — can Liverpool’s defense rise to the occasion and keep the most dangerous striker in the world quiet?