Has the absence of Erling Haaland was harmful to Manchester City during his defeat at Bernabéu this week? Difficult to know it. While the Norwegian was officially the victim of a knee injury, Pep Guardiola still decided to place the center-forward on his bench at the kick-off. And Jamie Carragher, consultant on CBS Sportshad suggested that his sidelining was linked to the presence of Antonio Rüdiger in central defense, who had completely mastered the Mancunian during the last double confrontation between Real Madrid and Skyblues.
At a press conference, Pep Guardiola had been questioned about Carragher's words, and Catalan had not appreciated at all, defending his player. Faced with the dissatisfaction of the Citizens technician, the former Liverpool player decided to defuse controversy via a message on Xwhile attacking the colleague who had questioned Guardiola: ” It was a joke to tease Micah Richards, because it is the spirit of our show on CBS. And you know it well, @MullockSmirror, but you just thought: “Let's go for a big title in my article! »Typical of Sunday newspapers !!! It remains to be seen whether the targeted journalist will respond in turn.
