Pep Guardiola disagreed with Erling Haaland’s sentiments on who is to blame for Manchester City’s loss of formThe champions were on the receiving end of another defeat, going 2-1 down to a Morgan Rogers-inspired Aston VillaThe defeat saw them drop to sixth place on the table, nine behind leaders Liverpool and four behind the last Champions League place
Pep Guardiola refuted comments from Erling Haaland after Manchester City’s alarming slump continued on Saturday afternoon.
The champions were beaten 2-1 by Aston Villa at Villa Park, leaving them with only one win in 12 games.
Pep Guardiola looks on during Manchester City’s game against Aston Villa. Photo by Simon Stacpoole/Offside.
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Former Manchester City youth star Morgan Rogers was the star of the show, setting up Jhon Duran in the first half before scoring a superb second after the break. Last season’s MVP, Phil Foden, scored his first of this season in stoppage time, but it was already too late.
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After the game, Haaland faced reporters and appeared to blame himself for not performing at his usual level in recent games. The Norwegian phenom has only scored two goals in his last nine Premier League games.
“First, I’m looking at myself; I haven’t been doing things good enough; I haven’t been scoring my chances. I have to do better; I haven’t been good enough,” he said as quoted by MEN.
What Guardiola said about Haaland
Guardiola disagreed with the former Borussia Dortmund striker but liked how he took responsibility for their situation.
“I don’t agree with him. Without him, he would be even worse, but I like players to be that way. It’s the only chance we have to get better.”
Premier League top scorers
Despite the recent slump, Haaland still leads the Premier League top scorer rankings with 13 goals, the same as Mohamed Salah. Manchester City has dropped to sixth on the table with 27 points, nine behind leaders Liverpool, having played two games more.
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They next play Everton on Boxing Day.
Jack Grealish fired back at critics.
Henzodaily.ng has also reported that Jack Grealish responded to critics following the Aston Villa defeat.
Grealish was booed the entire afternoon on his return to his former club, while his current team failed to make forays once more..
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