Soccer-Haaland and Nunez were tipped to be rivals, but so far it has been no contest


FILE PHOTO Soccer Football - Champions League - Group G - FC Copenhagen v Manchester City - Parken Copenhagen Denmark - October 11 2022 Manchester Citys Erling Braut Haaland applauds fans after the match Action Images via ReutersAndrew BoyersFIle Photo

FILE PHOTO: Soccer Football - Champions League - Group G - FC Copenhagen v Manchester City - Parken, Copenhagen, Denmark - October 11, 2022 Manchester City's Erling Braut Haaland applauds fans after the match Action Images via Reuters/Andrew Boyers/FIle Photo

MANCHESTER, England (Reuters) - Both Manchester City and Liverpool spent big to revamp their striker department in the close season, with Erling Haaland and Darwin Nunez tipped to be rivals atop the goalscoring charts, but so far it has been no contest.

City's capture of Haaland and Liverpool's addition of Nunez represented a style shift for both, focusing their forward lines around a central striker, as last season's title rivals tried something different.

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