Pep Guardiola responds to Roy Keane on criticizing Erling Haaland

Pep Guardiola has hit back at Roy Keane after he compared striker Erling Haaland to a “League Two player” in Manchester City’s 0-0 draw with Arsenal.

Manchester City fired a rare blank at the Etihad Stadium with Haaland enduring a frustrating day, touching the ball just 23 times, as they lost ground in the Premier League .

Speaking ahead of City’s fixture against Aston Villa on Wednesday night, Guardiola defended Haaland and claimed it wasn’t the striker’s fault that his team didn’t score.

“He’s the best striker in the world and he helped us win what we won last season. The reason why we didn’t create many chances was not Erling, it’s that we need more presence in the final third with more people. We played an exceptional game, I reviewed the game against Arsenal, but we missed more people in the final third maybe for the quality and skills that we have. Erling is exceptional”.

Erling Haaland has scored just once in six attempts against the top five sides this season although Guardiola insists it’s down to the team.

Story by : George Opoku Boateng . Ahotor FM