Manchester City striker Erling Haaland left fans stunned when he chopped off his iconic blonde locks in August. The 26-year-old has now revealed that while he expected his new look to go viral, he was surprised by how long his haircut remained a talking point on the internet.

“I thought let’s just surprise everyone [with the haircut]. I expected it to go viral, but I didn’t think the whole world would be talking about my haircut for four or five days,” Haaland told WSJ Magazine in a recent interview.