Had Manchester City held to a draw against Chelsea (1-1), the Citizens could have equalized first. But Erling Haaland, not really inspired this Saturday, was the author of the big miss against Petrovic. An action that Pep Guardiola returned with irony.
Erling Haaland is truly human, capable of missing a big chance alone in front of goal. The top scorer in the Premier League with 16 goals, the Norwegian could not find the net against Chelsea (1-1). However, the Citizens needed their star to escape the Blues’ trap.
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After conceding a goal from Sterling, Manchester City had several chances to equalise. In the 78th minute, Haaland was abandoned by the opposing defense and saw his header go wide of Petrovic’s target. A very rare failure from the former Borussia Dortmund man.
Asked about the move by Sky Sports, coach Pep Guardiola chose to be ironic, drawing parallels with his own playing career: “I played for 11 years and I scored 11 goals, so I can’t give Erling (Haaland) much advice. The next goal. He will.”
Manchester City lose the point
Even if the Skyblues eventually equalize through Rhodri at the end of the match, they lose two precious points in the title race. With their big win against Brentford (1-4), Liverpool are four points ahead of De Bruyne’s teammates. Arsenal, who also won against Burnley (0-5), are two points ahead of the Citizens.
Analyzing the clash against Chelsea, Guardiola admitted that his team failed in their first task: “It was a good game. In the first half we were not very good, in the second half, we were very good. We had chances and we did more in the second half. Erling Haaland and third in the Premier League will have to get their act together on February 20 against Brentford (8:30pm).
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