Man Metropolis vs Brentford: Haaland double left me ‘so grumpy’, jokes Guardiola
Manchester Metropolis supervisor Pep Guardiola has joked that he was “so grumpy” at Erling Haaland’s failure to attain a 3rd consecutive Premier League hat-trick in his facet’s comeback win at dwelling to Brentford.
Premier League prime scorer Haaland took his tally for the season to 9 in 4 video games with two objectives in 14 first-half minutes, taking part in regardless of the demise of a detailed household buddy days beforehand.
“It was a tough week for him – we tried to help him yesterday,” Guardiola instructed BBC Sport. “Sometimes the best way to forget things is to do your best at your job and he has done it again.”
4 wins from 4 within the @premierleague as @ErlingHaaland continues his superb scoring kind! 💪
Highlights 👇 pic.twitter.com/T7eN5asIC5
— Manchester Metropolis (@ManCity) September 14, 2024
Haaland hat-tricks
Haaland couldn’t have come any nearer to changing into the primary participant to attain three hat-tricks in a row within the English prime flight since 1946.
The 24-year-old was unable to capitalise on the rebound after hitting a publish with a shot, in addition to having an effort tipped over the crossbar by Brentford goalkeeper Mark Flekken.
Man Metropolis vs Brentford: Bees ‘difficult’
Guardiola had effusive reward for the Bees, who beat Metropolis at Etihad Stadium with a Ninetieth-minute Ivan Toney winner in November 2022.
Yoane Wissa gave them the lead on this event, scoring inside the primary minute for the quickest objective of the Premier League season.
9⃣9⃣ objectives
1⃣0⃣3⃣ appearances pic.twitter.com/T3mdlm4K2t— Manchester Metropolis (@ManCity) September 14, 2024
“I don’t remember a team, in eight or nine years, playing the way they did in the first 23 minutes,” stated Guardiola, calling himself a “big fan” of counterpart Thomas Frank.
“It’s difficult to concede after one minute against that team. We struggled to read where to press better. We were lucky to get the goal and in the second half we deserved to win. We need to feel how difficult the Premier League is in every game. I give a lot of credit to my players.”
Man Metropolis ‘nervous’
The Spaniard added that England defenders John Stones and Kyle Walker are working their manner again to full health after serving to England attain the ultimate of Uefa Euro 2024 in July.
“We need minutes for John and Kyle,” stated Guardiola. “The first half was a little bit nervous, after the goal and everything, but the second was better.”
