Manchester City still relied on Erling Haaland to win against SSC Naples (2-0) this Thursday in the Champions League. Scorer alongside Jérémy Doku, the Norwegian striker crossed the symbolic CAP of the 50 achievements in the Queen of Europe competition, in just 49 games played.
At a press conference after the Skyblues victory, Pep Guardiola did not praise the Scandinavian cyborg. For him, no doubt, his protégé is already working in the footsteps of the biggest names in the history of football.
“The figures speak for themselves”
“What can I say?” The figures speak for themselves! How lucky we have to have it. You just have to congratulate him because he is, in terms of goals, with Van Nistelrooy, Lewandowski, but especially with the two monsters, Cristiano and Messi, who dominated for 15 to 20 years. Erling is there “he said.
Guardiola believes Haaland capable of equaling, or even surpassing, the record for goals scored in C1 (140), currently held by Cristiano Ronaldo. “It's incredible. At this rate, yes he can become the top scorer in the history of this competition. If he is not injured, he could play, I don't know, 10 or 12 years older. If he maintains this progression, absolutely “slipped the Catalan technician.
