Unhappy with his match against Chelsea last Saturday, Erling Haaland found the net again on Tuesday evening. Pep Guardiola welcomes it.
Tuesday evening, Manchester City won (1-0) against Brentford in the Premier League. Thanks to this success, the Citizens return to just one point behind Liverpool in the standings. It was Erling Haaland who scored the only goal of the match, in the 71st minute.
After this victory, Pep Guardiola was delighted with the return to favor of his star striker. “Never criticize your top scorer, he will make you shut your mouth. Sooner or later, Erling Haaland always responds. He’s coming back from two months without playing, he’s coming off a difficult time with the death of his grandmother and now he’s starting to score goals again.”declared the Spanish technician at a press conference.
Visionary Guardiola
Last weekend, Haaland was less effective against Chelsea, notably missing two clear chances. “It’s good to have nine shots, next time he will scoreGuardiola then warned. I was a football player for eleven years and I scored eleven goals. What stats! One goal per season! I’m not the right person to give advice to attackers. We created the chances, he had chances and next time he will score. I don’t blame him, it’s football. »
Since his arrival at Manchester City, the Norwegian international has scored 74 goals in 81 matches in all competitions. Despite his absence for two months, the former Borussia Dortmund player is at the top of the scorers’ rankings, with 17 goals, ahead of Mohamed Salah (15).
