Ilkay Gundogan chat with Erling Haaland before penalty miss as Pep Guardiola details stance on Man City star's future
manchestereveningnews.co.ukHere are your Saturday evening Manchester City headlines Gundogan penalty miss Ilkay Gundogan admits he twice asked Erling Haaland if he was 'sure' he was happy to hand him the penalty he eventually missed in Saturday's 2-1 win at home to Leeds United Manchester City put themselves four points clear at the top of the Premier League thanks to a first-half brace from Gundogan, the midfielder twice firing home from the edge of the box.
But the Blues should have been beyond reach by half-time, were it not for a number of missed chances from the uncharacteristically wasteful Haaland. RATINGS: Gundogan good but Haaland poor in Leeds win The Norwegian eventually had his chance after Pascal Struijk brought down Phil Foden in the box, but despite Guardiola's insistence that the striker take it, he passed it to Gundogan whose effort struck the post.
Rodrigo pulled one back for Leeds within a minute, capitalising on a mistake from Manuel Akanji to curl his effort past Ederson.
The goal encouraged Leeds and forced a slighlty more nervy finish than anticipated for City, with Guardiola evidently unhappy See what the City midfielder had to say here >>> Guardiola's Gundogan stance Pep Guardiola wants to continue working with Ilkay Gundogan beyond this season, but accepts the German's future is out of his hands.
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