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Erling Haaland will be far from lacking support when Manchester City welcome Leeds United to the Etihad this Saturday. Indeed, he'll have backing from all corners of the stadium. It's a rare privilege for footballers to be adored by rival fans. Yet, for those who cheer on Leeds, Haaland continues to be a firm favourite, despite never having donned that iconic white jersey.

This could change if Haaland does what he excels at and starts netting goals against Daniel Farke's side. However, there remains an unbreakable bond between Haaland and the Yorkshire club. This connection originates from Haaland's birth in Leeds. On 21 July 2000, Alfie Haaland had just finalised a £2.5m transfer to Manchester City from Leeds when his wife, Gry Marita Braut, went into labour.

At the time,

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