ERLING HAALAND took the plunge by jumping into an ice bath after his brace in Manchester City’s win over Bournemouth.
The Norwegian hitman continued his brilliant goalscoring season by netting once again in side’s 3-1 win over the Cherries on Sunday.
It means Haaland has now scored five goals in his last four games and is comfortably the top scorer in the Premier League with 13 strikes.
There were eyebrows raised when Haaland was hooked by Pep Guardiola in the 82nd minute against Bournemouth, despite being on a hat-trick.
But the 25-year-old shrugged off that disappointment by carrying out one of his religious post-match routines.
He stripped off outside while holding his man of the match award from Sunday’s win in a video shared with his 38.7m Instagram followers.
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Haaland place the award down before pointing at it and said: “It’s eight degrees outside. Motivation stands there.”
The striker pumped his fists and grimaced as he embraced the cold plunge.
The Instagram post was captioned: “For motivation purposes only,” as he used the hashtag #POTM.
Haaland is known for his strict recovery regime, using ice baths to reduce muscle inflammation after a game – as well as regular saunas.
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He is also known to use red light therapy at his home to give him extra vitamin D and prevent injuries.
Haaland also has other interesting quirks to help keep his body in top condition, such as drinking raw cow’s milk and sleeping with his mouth taped shut.
He credits the strange habits for his incredible career that has seen him score nearly 300 goals, though Guardiola kept him in check this weekend.
Haaland is yet to score a hat-trick in the Premier League this season and was gunning for his first against the Cherries.
But his manager subbed him off for Omar Marmoush in the final ten minutes.
He aimed a cheeky dig at the Spaniard when asked why he was substituted on a hat-trick.
Haaland jokingly replied: “Of course so you need to ask Pep for this. I think there were probably a few fantasy managers that were not so happy when I got subbed off.”
He added: “[It was an] important win. It is good to bounce back after losing a bad away game. It was nice.
“I tried to contribute for the team by doing my job. It is good to win. Now two more important games to come, so keep focusing.
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“I didn’t score last game. I try to help the team to win. That is my goal and even by scoring or helping in winning duels it doesn’t matter. I want to help the team become better, that is my job.”
Haaland’s next game for City will be on Wednesday night, when they host his former employers Borussia Dortmund in the Champions League.