Comes with clear warning
Erling Braut Haaland (22) has been an immediate success after swapping Borussia Dortmund for Manchester City.
In his first six Premier League matches, Haaland has sensationally scored goals, and there is little to suggest that the Norwegian forward will not score in the Champions League this season.
– To laugh at
But before Manchester City’s opening game away to Sevilla on Tuesday night, Pep Guardiola delivers a clear warning to the other City stars.
Because despite the fact that Haaland was brought in to help the Premier League champion to success in the Champions League, a tournament in which the club has not yet managed to go top, Guardiola makes it clear that the Manchester City players cannot rely on Haaland and expect Jærbuen to “do the whole job” in Europe’s biggest club tournament.
– All the players we have brought in want to make us better. Something else would have been nice, but whether they help us win titles, I don’t know. If we put everything on Haaland’s shoulders, we won’t win the Champions League, says Guardiola according to the local newspaper Manchester Evening News.
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SUPPLIERS: Erling Braut Haaland has bagged inn scorer for Manchester City. Photo: Barrington Coombs/PA via AP/NTB
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The Spanish manager adds:
– We try to create as many chances as possible for him, so that he can score goals. We convinced him to come here because we much a spiss. He gets to know us and finds himself at home with us.
Guardiola explains that he understands the hysteria around Haaland, but reminds that it is important that all the new players settle in.
– We don’t win for Erling, and we don’t lose for Erling. He has some very special qualities that enable him to solve individual problems for us. But if we don’t play well, we won’t win football matches, says Guardiola.
In addition to Sevilla, Manchester City is in the Champions League group with FC Copenhagen, and not least Haaland’s old club Borussia Dortmund.