Pep Guardiola emphasized that Erling Haaland should not be held responsible for Manchester City’s failure to secure a win against Chelsea, despite his nine attempts on goal without finding the net.
The 1-1 draw at the Etihad Stadium on Saturday saw City fall behind both Liverpool and Arsenal in the Premier League title race, who both secured victories earlier in
Haaland led Manchester City‘s attacking efforts with nine out of 31 shots during the game, notably missing a key opportunity in the second half as his header from Kevin De Bruyne‘s cross sailed over the bar.
This marked the highest number of shots Haaland has taken in a game without finding the net since joining Manchester City.
Read Also: Manchester City vs Chelsea 1-1 Highlights | Premier League
Guardiola Said:
“It’s good to have nine shots, and next time he’s going to score.”
“I was a football player for 11 years and scored 11 goals. I’m not a proper man to give advice to strikers.
“We create the chances, he had the chances and next time he’s going to score. I don’t blame him. It’s football, it’s human beings.”
Guardiola was unhappy with City’s first-half performance against Chelsea, who took the lead just before half-time through Raheem Sterling.
Éderson made a crucial save from Sterling in the second half before Rodri scored a late equaliser to maintain City’s unbeaten home record, which stretches back to November 2022.
“As a team and a group, the first half was not like we are.”
“The demands are so high because no-one is going to give it to us, we have to do everything.
“We are Man City so we have to do it for ourselves all the time.
From Day 1 I said that. We have to improve the first half and the second half was unbelievable. In general, it was really good after we conceded from Raheem.”
