Fans have claimed that Erling Haaland was’made in a lab’ after he uploaded images of his strong legs while exercising in Saudi Arabia.

Following a training session, the Manchester City forward posted a snapshot on social media.

Haaland used an hourglass emoji to express his excitement on returning to the first team after a foot injury.

The 23-year-old has missed the Treble champions’ last three matches and will not play in Friday’s Club World Cup final against Fluminense.

Despite the excitement surrounding Haaland’s homecoming, fans focused on the forward’s strong legs in the photo.

‘There’s no way he wasn’t created in a lab,’ one enthusiast remarked, while another joked that ‘just one of his legs could feed a family for a winter’.

‘What are those legs?’ asked another.

‘Look at those legs,’ another said, adding ‘He is back!’.

This season, Haaland has scored 19 goals in 22 games for Manchester City in all competitions.

The Manchester City forward leads the Premier League goalscoring rankings with 14 goals.

Last season, he scored 52 goals in 53 games to help Manchester City win the Premier League title.

Man City will be hopeful that Haaland can rapidly return to full health and lead their Premier League title defense.

Pep Guardiola’s Manchester City are presently fourth in the Premier League, five points behind league leaders Arsenal.