The striker born in 2000 admitted that he did not remember what the coach had told him during the break between the two halves of the 3-1 win over Arsenal on the morning of February 16 .
“The difference comes from the small adjustments of Pep Guardiola . Every Man City player has to show his best. That’s what we did in this game,” Haaland said after the match.
When asked for details about Pep’s changes, the Norwegian striker said: “Honestly, I don’t remember. Right now, I’m very happy.”
In the second half, Man City only held the ball 32% but took full advantage of Arsenal ‘s mistakes to score 2 goals, thereby winning a convincing 3-1 victory over the top team in the Premier League . Haaland continued: “I think City need more wisdom like today’s match. I am very proud of my teammates. Everyone sees Arsenal as the best team in the Premier League this season . Overcoming them is not easy.”
With the goal to set the score 3-1 for Man City, Haaland reached 26 goals in the Premier League 2022/23. In history, only one Man City player to do the same is Sergio Aguero (with 26 goals in 2014/15 season). With 15 matches yet to be played, Haaland almost certainly broke the record of the Argentine senior.
Meanwhile, Pep Guardiola was not too happy after defeating Arsenal: “Remember they still have a game to play. So in my mind, I always consider Arsenal as the leading team. Man City still has the ability. likely to be far behind by 8, 9, even 10 points in the coming weeks.”
This weekend (February 17), Man City will face Nottingham Forest while Arsenal face former Unai Emery’s Aston Villa.
