Pep Guardiola delivers ominous Erling Haaland message as Man City unlock benefit
manchestereveningnews.co.ukPep Guardiola said Erling Haaland was posting numbers comparable to Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo after he marked his 100th appearance for Manchester City by scoring his 91st goal.
Haaland struck on the opening weekend of the Premier League season for the fifth time as City beat Chelsea 2-0 at Stamford Bridge to get their campaign off to the perfect start.
It was an ideal start for Haaland as well, with the Norwegian failing to score in 17 of his final 27 games last season, although he did hit five against Luton and four against Wolves in that spell. ALSO READ: Man City player ratings vs Chelsea as Lewis and Kovacic shine ALSO READ: Man City full-time scenes ended the biggest debate of the summer His clever dink over Robert Sanchez gave City the lead in West London and Guardiola praised the stratospheric numbers he is continuing to post in a blue shirt. "He has numbers for Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo, who controlled the last decade, 15 years.
In terms of numbers he’s that level, scoring in 100 games 91 goals is something in this country that is unbelievable," said Guardiola.
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