Watch: A wave from Haaland makes Ballybofey youngster's day at Manchester City
Seven-year-old Noah O'Leary from Ballybofey was at the Etihad Stadium on Saturday when Erling Haaland returned a wave during the warm-up
Noah O'Leary had a moment he won't forget for a long time at the Etihad Stadium on Saturday.
Having made the day trip from their home in Ballybofey, to Manchester via Belfast, seven-year-old Noah and his father Darren were in attendance for Manchester City's Premier League fixture against Southampton.
Beforehand, as the squads warmed up, Noah, who is in first class at Dooish NS, watched on attentively and gave a thumbs up to Erling Haaland, who was going through the paces. Noticing, the Norweigan striker returned the wave to make Noah's day.
Then, Haaland scored the only goal of the game on five minutes as City ran out 1-0 winners. It was his ninth league goal this season, his 13th in all competitions, adding his incredible totals of 45 last season and 53 in the 2022/23 campaign.