Manchester City star Haaland has publicly backed the club and its United Arab Emirates owners, and subsequently purchased a luxury home in Abu Dhabi, according to the Mail.

The 26-year-old Haaland scored at Anfield on Sunday to help Manchester City defeat Liverpool 3-0. This was the first match since an independent commission found Manchester City guilty of all charges of serious breaches of Premier League financial rules.

Ahead of the high-stakes encounter, Haaland publicly backed the team, urging fans to "enjoy the journey," a statement that mirrors the stance of Manchester City's Abu Dhabi owners, who are vigorously appealing the decision.

This was also viewed as Haaland reaffirming his loyalty to Manchester City and the Abu Dhabi United Group. He purchased a luxury home in the new Ohana Development on Yas Island in Abu Dhabi, capital of the United Arab Emirates.

His father, 53-year-old Alf-Inge Haaland, also acquired a residence in the same community, where property prices reach £7.5 million.

Manchester City has a significant presence in this Yas Island project. It features the club's youth academy, a dedicated "City Lounge," and the team's logos and branding are visible throughout the community.

Haaland recorded a video message for the project's launch, appearing alongside Alf-Inge and Manchester City's legendary former manager Pep Guardiola.

Following Manchester City's guilty verdict, Guardiola also came out in support of the team he once managed. The decision stated that Manchester City used "fictitious" commercial agreements between 2009 and 2018 across nine seasons, concealing over £900 million in financing from its Abu Dhabi owners, artificially inflating revenues and suppressing costs.

According to an article published in Architectural Digest in June, Haaland's property portfolio includes two properties in England as well as residences in Marbella, Málaga, and Oslo.

Following Manchester City's 3-0 victory over Liverpool on Sunday evening, manager Enzo Maresca downplayed the club's conviction, repeatedly referring to the controversy surrounding the guilty verdict as "noise."

He said: "There will always be noise, so we have to learn to deal with it. But at the same time, we have to make our own noise, and our noise is winning, which is what we did today. At the end of the game, our fans were singing, so the noise came from us, not from outside.

"Every away game will have noise, so we have to learn to deal with it. At the same time, we also have to make our own noise. Our noise is the fans singing at the end, and that should be our goal now."

Before the match, Haaland told Sky Sports: "We have to stick together. No matter what happens in life, we have to support each other and stay positive—we always have to smile. We have to stay positive, look forward, try to win football matches, and then try to enjoy this situation and win this game at Anfield.

"We have to stick together and show love for each other," he added. "Stay together, enjoy the journey, and keep smiling."

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