Manchester City may regret it. Heading into the Premier League matchday 25 clash against Chelsea, the Citizens could do no better than draw against the Blues and drop to third in the Premier League standings, behind Arsenal and Liverpool. With a game in hand, of course, but Pep Guardiola’s men still see Liverpool ahead with a four-point lead. Enough to cause some frustration within the SkyBlues and particularly on the part of Erling Haaland (23 years old).
For his first setback since returning from injury, the Norwegian experienced a very complicated evening. First in trouble in the first period, the 23-year-old striker missed the target after a good recovery after returning from the locker room (51st). Before a last-minute counter by Colville on a new dangerous move (61st), then by Desassi (65th). But one last event will particularly surprise Skyblues fans.
Erling Haaland was very depressed
The Premier League’s top scorer, with 16 goals, missed a big chance with a header in the 78th minute of the match, when he was alone in front of Đorđe Petrović’s goal. “I played 11 years and scored 11 goals, so I can’t give Erling (Haaland) too much advice. Next goal, he will score”, Pep Guardiola joked with a smile after the match. If City managed to equalize at the end of the game (1-1) thanks to Rodri, the former Dortmund scorer was furious.
On the Etihad Stadium pitch even after the final whistle, Erling Haaland pushed the camera of the British broadcaster of the match after a close-up shot. A symbol of logical frustration in the face of their lack of success against the Londoners. Muted for two matches, in all competitions, the 23-year-old centre-forward will still get a chance to recover on Tuesday when they welcome Brentford to the Premier League.
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