Erling Haaland's Hat Tricks for Manchester City Are Causing "Problems," Says Pep Guardiola
Posted : 10 April 2023
Erling Haaland is causing a "problem" for himself, according to Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola, because people are counting on him to score hat tricks every time he plays this season because of how good he has been.
After scoring five goals against RB Leipzig in the Champions League on Tuesday, Haaland made it eight goals in five days for Manchester City with three in the 6-0 FA Cup victory over Burnley on Saturday.
Guardiola claims that despite the striker's 42 goals so far this season, which include six hat tricks, there will still be high expectations.
"This guy will have a problem in the future, people expect every game he scores three or four goals and this isn't going to happen," Guardiola said.
"People have to say a little bit, I know he doesn't care, he's so positive in his life, he's optimistic, he never complains, always looks at himself, as much as we play good he's going to score.” He continued
"The target numbers I don't know. We play like this, Erling will score goals."
City enters the break in second place in the Premier League, into the Champions League quarterfinals, and into the FA Cup semifinals.
The last time a team won the triple was Sir Alex Ferguson's Manchester United in 1999, and Guardiola admits his squad is still in with a chance as the key part of the season approaches.
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