Guardiola really hates Haaland

A magnanimous gesture of Erling Haalandleft furious Pep Guardiola yesterday Saturday then, during the match against leedsthe Norwegian striker ignored the coach’s order to kick from the penalty spot and gave the ball to his teammate Ilkay Gundogan.

After the German midfielder scored a first-half brace to put the Premier League leaders 2-0 up against Leeds United, Guardiola shouted from the bench for Haaland to take the penalty they had been awarded earlier. last minutes.

But 22-year-old Haaland, who has already scored a record 35 goals in a Premier League season, looked past Guardiola before slotting the ball past Gundogan for the German to complete a hat-trick.

It was a play that infuriated the Catalans, especially as Gundogan’s shot was deflected by Joel Robles. “If Gundo can score, go ahead, hat-trick, great, but a pitcher is a pitcher. At 2-0, it’s business, not a situation we can’t forget.”

Gundogan’s version

Gundogan, 32, felt Guardiola’s anger as he approached the scene. “First he showed Erling he was a bit angry and then he took me too,” Gundogan told BBC Sport. “Once Erling caught the ball, I was sure he was going to shoot it, but he remembered me. I looked at him a few times to make sure he was safe. I was confident I could score.”

“The performance was excellent. We played very, very well,” said Pep, whose team has four league games this season. “Who knows if Erling took the penalty and missed it? What happens if Gundo took the penalty and scores? Then the question is simple. Who shot? It was Erling,” Guardiola insisted.

“The second point is how Erling is as a person. He’s incredible, he wants to score goals, but at the same time, the team is important, his teammates. He had chances to score goals, he didn’t convert, but he played a great game. But with a 2 -0 in England you can’t consider a game closed and I want the specialist to pitch”.