EPL: Guardiola cracks Haaland joke after record-breaking performance against Southampton
Pep Guardiola joked that he was unhappy with Erling Haaland because he didn’t score a hat-trick in Manchester City’s Premier League win over Southampton.
Haaland scored City’s fourth after spurning two or three big chances – including one where he was one-on-one with Southampton goalkeeper Gavin Bazunu but fired against the post.
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And Guardiola referred to a petition asking for Haaland to be banned from the Premier League when analysing his performance, and in particular that first-half miss.
Erling Haaland scored his 15th goal of the Premier League season – his 20th in 13 games for Manchester City in all competitions – in City’s defeat of Southampton on Saturday, breaking yet another record.
Haaland ‘s second-half strike – a snap finish following Joao Cancelo’s cut-back – extended his scoring run to seven consecutive Premier League games, something no City player has ever done before.
The goal showcased the 22-year-old’s insatiable hunger and elite mentality, as in the moments before he had fluffed two relatively simple – by his standards – chances. It looked like he might draw his first blank since the 4-0 defeat of Bournemouth back in August, but Haaland was having none of it.