Webdesk: Erling Haaland got a lot of praise from City manager Pep Guardiola after he scored two goals in Manchester City’s 4-1 win over Southampton on Saturday. It was his first game back from injury.
Guardiola was impressed with Haaland’s play and compared him to Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo in terms of his ability to score goals.
Haaland’s second goal, which was an acrobatic volley off a cross by Jack Grealish, stood out. With these two goals, Haaland has scored 44 goals in his first season with the English champions. He has scored 30 goals in just 27 Premier League games, which is a very good record.
“The second goal was very impressive. It’s not easy to pick up the ball in the air and put it on the grass “AFP said that Guardiola, who was the coach of Barcelona for four years and worked with Messi, said.
“As top scorers, we had two amazing decades with Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi, but he is on the same level. While, A lot of goals are scored by him. I’m very happy that he helped us again 65 minutes after getting hurt.”
Moreover, Even though Haaland was back, City struggled in the first half. After the break, though, they played better and Grealish scored a goal.
The win brings City to within five points of the league leaders, Arsenal. Southampton, on the other hand, stays at the bottom of the table.
Guardiola is not thinking about City’s upcoming match against Bayern Munich in the quarterfinals of the Champions League. Instead, he is focused on getting a treble of trophies.
