On August 19, Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola showered Erling Haaland with praise, commending his goalscoring ability as being on par with Messi and Ronaldo, and stating that he will continue to develop in the future.
In the first round of the Premier League, Manchester City defeated Chelsea 2-0 to get off to a winning start. In this match, Haaland scored the first goal for Manchester City, netting his first goal of the season.
Guardiola also praised Haaland after the match: “He has the goalscoring ability of Messi and Ronaldo. You know, Messi and Ronaldo have dominated the entire football world for the past 10 and 15 years. Statistically, Haaland has reached the level of Messi and Ronaldo. I don’t know how Haaland does it, he can score 91 goals in 100 games, which is incredible in the Premier League.”
Guardiola continued: “I feel that Haaland will be even better than last season. He was a bit tired in the long journey of last season. Norway did not qualify for the European Championship, which was a pity for Haaland. But luckily, Haaland got more rest this summer.”
Guardiola then discussed Haaland’s performance in this match: “Haaland’s goal was fantastic. Of course, apart from the goal, he also brought a lot of help to the team, and he also had 2-3 good chances.”
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