Haaland has scored 24 goals in 19 games this season for Manchester City, which is a remarkable start.
The Norway international looked refreshed as he didn't participate in the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar, because Norway didn't qualify.
Haaland scored in Manchester City 3-2 win over Liverpool in the fourth round of EFL Cup days ago.
Kevin De Bruyne, Manchester City talisman has praised the attacking threat of Haaland.
'He already has about 200 goals, so he can probably go to 600, 700 or 800 if he stays fit and does the things he does,' the Belgian said. 'Erling is a top-level striker.'
As City attempt to catch Arsenal at the top of the Premier League, the 22-year-old travels to Leeds United, another former club of his father Alfie.
The fitness of Haaland, whose workload is closely monitored by the club's medical staff, will have a significant impact on City's campaign's success. In both the friendly victory over Girona and the Carabao Cup victory against Liverpool, his boss Pep Guardiola withdrew him early.
At the beginning we saw that Julian was really talented,' De Bruyne added.
'You don't know what will happen when players come from South America, but he already seemed like an adult playing for us. I am happy for him. Maybe he felt he could have played a little bit more, but the more the season has gone on, the more he has played. He has actually scored quite a few goals.'
Manchester City will travel to Elland Road on December 27th for their Premier League clash.
Pep Guardiola side are currently five points behind leaders, Arsenal but would hope to close the gap.
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