SUMMARY
- Erling Haaland returned to the field for Manchester City against Burnley after a long break due to foot injury.
- Recently there were rumors created by a Spanish story that claimed Haaland is looking to move to Real Madrid due to his dissatisfaction at Manchester city.
Erling Haaland made a comeback to the field for Manchester City versus Burnley, putting a few months of injury disappointment behind him. His return to the Premier League winners coincided with a Spanish story that he was seeking a transfer to Real Madrid due to dissatisfaction at City and manager Pep Guardiola was not a fan of it.
Allegations claiming Erling Haaland is not comfortable at Manchester City have been dismissed by Pep Guardiola. After missing a few months of action, Haaland made his comeback as a late substitute in City’s victory against Burnley. According to Guardiola, the Norway international is now healthy enough to challenge for a starting position.
🔵🇳🇴 “Reports in Spain claim that Haaland isn’t happy with life and climate in Manchester…”.
Pep Guardiola: “We don’t have the feeling that Erling is unhappy. Maybe the media in Spain, especially Madrid, has more information than us…”. pic.twitter.com/uNpHf7RgSp
— Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) February 2, 2024
Guardiola said he does not sense that the former Borussia Dortmund forward is dissatisfied, seeming unconcerned by the claims. He said, “We don’t have the feeling that Erling is unhappy. Maybe the media in Spain, especially Madrid, has more information than us.”
It remains to be seen whether Haaland provides some closure on this issue or chooses to ignore it. However, for Manchester City to succeed this 2023-24 season, Erling Haaland will have to be on top form as they are trailing Liverpool in the EPL currently and are in 2nd place 5 points behind Liverpool with a game in hand.
Pep Guardiola provides an important update on his soccer star, Erling Haaland
When Manchester City visits Brentford on February 5, manager Pep Guardiola announced that Erling Haaland is prepared to start a game for the first time in two months. The prolific striker’s comeback will help the team in its pursuit of further titles.
Pep Guardiola on Erling Haaland’s importance to the Manchester City squad! ⚽ pic.twitter.com/mUGBMUZbqg
— Sky Sports Premier League (@SkySportsPL) February 2, 2024
Pep Guardiola provided an important update regarding Erling Haaland, he said: “Everybody is fit, everybody is ready.” In City’s 3-1 victory against Burnley, Haaland, who shares the league lead in goals with Mohamed Salah of Liverpool, came off the bench for the first time since breaking a foot bone versus Aston Villa on December 6, 2023.
Erling Haaland shares an important message regarding his manager Pep Guardiola
For £51 million ($63 million), the Norwegian striker left Borussia Dortmund in the summer of 2022 to join the Premier League team. Since then, he has set numerous records and helped The Cityzens win a historic treble by scoring 52 goals in all competitions throughout the 2022–2023 season.
🚨 Erling Haaland stats by club:
🏴 Man City 71 goals, 14 assists
🇩🇪 Dortmund: 86 goals, 23 assists
🇦🇹 RB Salzburg: 29 goals, 7 assists
🇳🇴 Molde: 20 goals, 6 assistsInvincible!🔥 pic.twitter.com/f43rYTGv0r
— Stats24 (@_Stats24) January 26, 2024
“There is so much! He demands a lot in training,” Haaland told The Telegraph. Guardiola is largely responsible for his extraordinary achievement since his manager demands that he give it his all during every training session and has even threatened to “smash” the player in jest if he is not paying attention.