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title: "Leeds United: Fans want Erling Haaland after performance against Schalke"
canonical: "https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/leeds-united-fans-want-erling-haaland-after-performance-against-schalke/"
type: "post"
language: "en-GB"
author: "Ben Crump"
section: "Twitter Talk"
published: "2020-05-18T15:50:34Z"
modified: "2020-05-18T15:50:34Z"
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# Leeds United: Fans want Erling Haaland after performance against Schalke

**Many Leeds United fans have reacted to [Borussia Dortmund striker Erling Haaland’s display against Schalke on Saturday afternoon.](https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/52681127)**

With football having been a standstill since the start of March, fans from across the world watched on as the Bundesliga made a return to action at the weekend.

With games being played behind closed doors, German football began with a Saturday afternoon full of games, including a mouth-watering tie between Dortmund and Schalke.

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The home side knew that a win would put pressure on league leaders Bayern Munich, and a superb performance did just that with Haaland getting on the scoresheet in the process.

On the half-hour mark, the Norwegian striker found the back of the net, before goals from Raphael Guerreiro (2) and Thorgan Hazard secured a [4-0 win.](https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/52681127)

Haaland, who is the son of former Leeds man Alf-Inge Haaland and was [born in the city](https://www.leeds-live.co.uk/sport/leeds-united/erling-haaland-transfer-leeds-united-16358961), has had an impressive start to his life with Dortmund, [netting 13 goals in 12 appearances.](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/erling-haaland/profil/spieler/418560)

Reacting to the striker’s recent tweet, many Leeds fans swarmed his Twitter account and urged him to return to the city of his birth and play for the Whites…

> Happy to be back 🙌 [pic.twitter.com/go2xzsmFT2](https://t.co/go2xzsmFT2)
>
> — Erling Haaland (@ErlingHaaland) [May 16, 2020](https://twitter.com/ErlingHaaland/status/1261724920880529409?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

> He was born in Leeds, back off. 😂
>
> — Jason Flintham (@JasonAFlintham) [May 16, 2020](https://twitter.com/JasonAFlintham/status/1261756922472140800?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

> Or sign for the club he loves leeds utd and become a real legend 😉
>
> — bielsa’s lucky blue bucket 💙💛💙💛 (@delwright21) [May 16, 2020](https://twitter.com/delwright21/status/1261745368523591681?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

> Love to see you grace Elland Road one day the mighty whites shirt even a months loan would do lol 😂
>
> — Mick Gavan (@MgMgavan) [May 17, 2020](https://twitter.com/MgMgavan/status/1261937062141407232?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

> When you joining Leeds united to follow in your dads foot steps. 😃😃
>
> — Jason wysoczanski (@Jasonwysoczans2) [May 16, 2020](https://twitter.com/Jasonwysoczans2/status/1261749581680967681?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

> Glad your back also from a Leeds United fan, we want you at Leeds
>
> — ian farmer (@Farmeri3) [May 17, 2020](https://twitter.com/Farmeri3/status/1261928882799874048?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

> Come home. [pic.twitter.com/UhwUnYrNMF](https://t.co/UhwUnYrNMF)
>
> — Joe. (@Sub2Stormy) [May 17, 2020](https://twitter.com/Sub2Stormy/status/1261835144358440966?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

***Do you think Haaland will follow in his father’s footsteps and play for Leeds? Let us know in the comments section below…***