Breaking records is a day-to-day basic activity for Erling Haaland since he joined Manchester City. With the help of assists from Kevin de Bruyne and Phil Foden, he’s currently flying high in the sky-blue colour.
We saw another similar performance from the Norwegian striker when they faced the Saints at Etihad Stadium. A couple of days ago, the 22-year-old striker faced FC Copenhagen in UEFA Champions League and left Pep Guardiola bamboozled.
It was clear from the face of the Spanish manager that even he wasn’t prepared for the destruction done by Erling Haaland. The former Borussia Dortmund striker already has scored 15 goals, which was the highest of Manchester City last season.
And he’s on his way to breaking Mohamed Salah’s record of scoring the highest goals in a single season. When he joined the club in the starting, Pep Guardiola is a kind of ‘Crazy’ and he loves it. And it seems like the duo shares a jolly friendship.
What does Pep Guardiola have to say about Erling Haaland and his performance?
After the match, the Spanish coach said that he was highly disappointed with his Target man and that he didn’t score three goals in the match. He said “I am so unhappy he didn’t score three goals! That’s why there is a petition to sack him from the Premier League – but now it won’t happen because of that.”
“But, no, it is nice. The expectation is so high that everyone thinks that in every game he should score three or four goals. In the end, he was there to score one, to help us keep the ball and to fight. Erling played really well,” he said at the conference after the match.
When asked about the petition to ban Erling Haaland from the Premier League, Pep Guardiola nodded his head and said “it’s funny, it’s a joke, it’s good.” The Spaniard said that almost 90% of the questions that he gets asked are always about Erling Haaland.
He also praised Kevin de Bruyne and the players in the squad that help them to win the matches. “For Kevin and players like him, especially Kevin, having this threat, this guy who can make movements in behind with this space helps a lot. Kevin made plenty of assists, but he can play better.”
