Manchester City may regret it. During the clash against Chelsea for the 25th day of the Premier League, the Cityzens could not do better than a draw against the Blues and fell to third place in the Premier League standings, behind Arsenal and Liverpool. With a game in hand, of course, but Pep Guardiola’s men still see Liverpool leading with a four-point lead. Enough to cause some frustration within the Skyblues, and in particular on the part of Erling Haaland (23 years old).
For his first shock since his return from injury, the Norwegian experienced a very complicated evening. First in difficulty in the first period, the 23-year-old striker missed the target after a good recovery after returning from the locker room (51st). Before being countered at the last minute by Colwill on a new dangerous action (61st), then by Disasi (65th). But one last occasion will have particularly surprised Skyblues supporters.
Erling Haaland was very frustrated
The Premier League’s top scorer, with 16 goals, missed a huge chance with a header in the 78th minute of the match, when he was alone in front of Đorđe Petrović’s goal. “I played 11 years and scored 11 goals, so I can’t give too much advice to Erling (Haaland). The next goal, he will score”, Pep Guardiola joked with a smile after the match. If City managed to equalize thanks to Rodri at the end of the game (1-1), the former Dortmund scorer was angry.
Still on the pitch at the Etihad Stadium after the final whistle, Erling Haaland even jostled a camera of the British broadcaster of the match after a close-up shot of him. Symbol of a logical frustration in the face of his lack of success against the Londoners. Mute for two matches, in all competitions, the 23-year-old center forward will nevertheless have the opportunity to recover on Tuesday for the reception of Brentford, in the Premier League.
