Manchester City star Kevin De Bruyne has lavished praise on teammate Erling Haaland.

De Bruyne, who is ready to put his World Cup disappointment behind him with City, believes that Haaland can reach 800 career goals.

The Norway forward already has 24 goals for City in 19 matches so far this season.

“It's very hard to compare strikers because they are all totally different," said De Bruyne, per The Mirror.

“They play in the same position, but some are physical players, some are speed demons and they can all score goals for fun.

“Erling hasn't because of his age, but they have all scored 300 or 400 goals. Erling is so obsessed with goals, he can maybe go beyond that. He already has about 200 goals, so he can probably go to 600, 700 or 800 if he stays fit and does the things that he does.

“I don't see Erling as different to a lot of people. He's a normal football player like everybody else and he doesn't take himself too seriously. When you talk about professional footballers or professional athletes, I think everybody has that little edge. I don't think you can become a professional player if you don't have that little something to become the best version you can be.

“He's still a young boy enjoying his life and he takes his football very seriously. He loves scoring goals, so I think that's the most unique thing he has. Erling is a top-level striker. I don't think it is fair to compare or rank strikers, because some are at the start of their career and some are at the end or the middle of their careers, so I don't like to rank them."