Guardiola’s comments on Haaland after victory over West Ham
Erling Haaland began his Manchester City career on the right foot as he scored a brace in their victory over West Ham.
won the title last season but they did not have a killer instinct in front of the goal sometimes. Now, they have
Erling Haaland
, who joined the club this summer on a deal worth £51million.
The Norway international converted a penalty in the first half of the clash against West Ham, before scoring another goal after the break. However, he was denied to have a hat-trick as manager
Pep Guardiola
decided to rest his player and play Julian Alvarez.
When the City boss hear the comparisons to Haaland after one game, he laughed the comments off.
"One week ago, when he missed the chance, he was a failure. Everybody laughed at him and now he is Thierry Henry and Ronaldo."
He was then asked whether the Norwegian will be the club’s penalty taker, he said:
"The penalties is the guy who has the confidence to do it."
He then went on to praise his team for their performance against
West Ham, saying:
"Kyle Walker was amazing today."
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