Haaland is not on the same level as Mohamed Salah. Man City were unable to keep with Liverpool stride for stride so which difference was Haaland going to make.
I think the presence of Haaland in the squad would have made better impact in the team and maybe made Manchester City to score at least one goal in the match. This is because there are some players whose influence in the game is so visible such that two players may be dedicated to mark such player thereby creating some loopholes that other players can exploit. Fortunately, Haaland belong to that category of players that their presence in the match changes everything,