Ballon d'Or 2023 - Erling Haaland (Manchester City) wins the Gerd Müller Trophy

Robert Lewandowski in fifth place Fourth Lionel Messi Harry Kane 40 goals Kylian Mbappé with 54 goals And Gary it's your turn to tell us the name of the top scorer for the 2022-2023 season Yes I'm opening the envelope even though I don't really need to The Gerd Müller Trophy is awarded to Erling Haaland Good evening to everyone First of all I wanted to thank Manchester City the club which allowed me to be myself I would like to thank all the staff all the players and the entire preparation team Truly I want to thank them from the bottom of my heart I also want to thank my family and all the people around me who have allowed me to be and become who I am today Thank you to everyone who is close to me and thank you all Erling extraordinary goals But I've noticed something that all goal scorers should know You are always moving across the surface Which means you are always in the right place at the right time You are always anticipating What advice can you give to future goalkeepers It's true but on the other hand it's my job That's why I'm here in front of you tonight That's because I'm good at it Advice Keep being hungry Being hungry to score goals Be ready Stay very sharp And have the desire have the will to win And to have that feeling is something extraordinary to experience And I continue to live it Erling were you expecting to do so well in your first season at Manchester City Is this the effect of Guardiola I am in an extraordinary team with extraordinary players With outstanding coaching from the coach to the trainer to the physio Some of them are actually in the room others are not But it's a combination of many elements I'm trying to help the team It was an absolutely fantastic season that worked very well Two goals yesterday Manchester City against Man Utd What do you think of him He knows how to fit in perfectly Many of his goals you have seen he scored by being very close to the goal Few players understand this He knows how to move he knows how to move very well he knows how to anticipate Scoring a goal is like a mathematical equation it's a formula It's not instinct it's being constantly in the right place to score when the ball comes Most players wait for the ball to come to them and usually it's too late He anticipates he is always in anticipation And he is working on probabilities by positioning himself where he has the highest chance of scoring He scored 56 times Yes that's incredible To celebrate goals when I scored I would do this gesture You Gary you raise your arms like that You that's more of a somewhat zen attitude For your next move you'll have to choose between the Gary Lineker move or the Didier Drogba move Okay you'll see what I choose next time Don't you really want to choose between the two Actually it's in the moment Obviously I will think of you both when I score the next goal and I will decide on the spot Okay thank you for applauding Erling Haaland