Haaland silenced his detractors following a flawed performance against Chelsea over the weekend by netting the sole goal in a challenging match against Thomas Frank’s team in the 71st minute. Guardiola recalled counsel he received from a journalist long ago, elucidating why he has no desire to pursue football commentary as a profession.
“When I was young, I was not a journalist but an old friend said to me ‘top scorers strikers score a lot of goals, don’t criticise, he will shut your mouth,'” Guardiola shared during a press briefing.
Guardiola elaborated on Haaland’s recent struggles, mentioning the passing of his grandmother. He acknowledged that despite Haaland’s recent notable misses, there’s no one he’d prefer to receive a scoring opportunity than Haaland. “Sooner or later he is there. He was out for two months, he lost his grandmother, it is not easy for a human being,” the City manager emphasized. “If I have to choose one player [to get a chance] I would choose this one.”
When queried about his disinterest in pursuing journalism during the press conference, Guardiola replied, “I am a manager. My life is better than yours. But nothing personal with you.”
The champions ascended to second place in the Premier League standings following the victory, trailing leaders Liverpool by just one point. Jurgen Klopp’s squad can widen the gap as they host Luton at home on Wednesday, but City has the chance to close it again when they visit Bournemouth on Saturday.
Erling Haaland
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EnglandThis season he played in total 20 times for 1671 minutes for Premier League.
Erling Haaland scored 16 goals for Manchester City. He procured 5 assists. He received 1 yellow card and no red cards.
His team is currently 2nd in Premier League. In the last match Manchester City won 1-0 against Brentford. The next match in Premier League will be against AFC Bournemouth.
Manchester City performance and stats
Manchester City
Manchester City is currently 2nd in the Premier League with 56 points.
In the last 25 games, it has won 17 times, drawn 5 times, and lost 3 times. In its last match, Manchester City won 1-0 against Brentford.
It has a positive goal difference after scoring 58 goals and conceding 26.
Manchester City will play the next match in Premier League against AFC Bournemouth on Saturday 24th of February in Bournemouth. The prediction is Manchester City winning the match.
