Haaland’s haircut: Man City star chops off his locks for the new season

MANCHESTER, England (AP) – Erling Haaland's famed flowing locks are no more.

Key points

• The Norway striker missed a couple of great chances in City's 2-1 win at Etihad Stadium.
• In a video on Haaland's YouTube channel, Zlatan Ibrahimovic asked if the City striker had "lost a bet" when he was shown the new hairstyle.
• Former City manager Pep Guardiola reacted to the haircut by saying: You're lucky to have hair.
• Haaland arrived at Etihad Stadium for the Bournemouth game wearing a cap, but that had been removed for the warmup – revealing the buzz cut.
• Haaland has become one of the most easily distinguishable sport stars over recent years since of his long hair.

Notably, the Manchester City superstar has a new hairstyle for the new Premier League season: A buzz cut that went viral on social media on Sunday ahead of the team's opening match against Bournemouth.

It didn't support him. The Norway striker missed a couple of great chances in City's 2-1 win at Etihad Stadium.

In a video on Haaland's YouTube channel, Zlatan Ibrahimovic asked if the City striker had "lost a bet" when he was shown the new hairstyle. "You gonna be faster now, or what?" Ibrahimovic remarked.

Former City manager Pep Guardiola reacted to the haircut by saying: "You're lucky to have hair. I would love to have it!"

Haaland arrived at Etihad Stadium for the Bournemouth game wearing a cap, but that had been removed for the warmup – revealing the buzz cut. See AP's full soccer coverage here.

For now, haalands haircut: Man City star chops off his locks for the new remains the part of the story worth watching, and further updates are likely as more details are confirmed.