Manchester City is winning games by the skin of their teeth. Just hours ago, the Cityzens clinched a narrow win against Brentford, courtesy of a winning goal by Erling Haaland. Although the Norwegian striker came to his side’s rescue, fingers are being raised over his performance after returning from the injury. However, Pep Guardiola has come in defense of his star player, insisting that ‘sooner or later he is always there’ for the team. 

Once again, City struggled to assert their dominance from the start, as their only goal of the night came from their star No. 9. Yet, negative limelight is being shed on Haaland over his lack of finding the net. But Guardiola was quick to send a major warning to the critiques. In the post-match press conference, he said, “When I was young, a friend of mine told me to ‘never criticise the top scorers, they will shut your mouth.’ So sooner or later, he [Haaland] is always there.” The Spanish tactician urged everyone to exert patience considering the Norwegian’s family situation.

“He came after two months, had an incredibly tough last week. He lost his grandmother. It is not easy for a human being. Of course, he is not in his best shape but it’s normal,” he added. Notably, this is the 3rd goal that Haaland has scored since his return. Earlier, the lethal goalscorer had clinched a second-half brace against Everton on Saturday. Nevertheless, the win has done wonders for Pep Guardiola’s side. 

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The Sky Blues are back in 2nd place in the table with 56 points, bringing Arsenal to 3rd. They are now just a point behind leaders Liverpool. Meanwhile, you might be interested to know that Haaland broke another record last night.

Another record set by Erling Haaland!

With last night’s goal against Brentford, Erling Haaland has managed to set a key record. As per soccer analyst Statman Dave, the youngster has now scored against every Premier League team he has faced so far. He has netted 21 goals against all 21 opponents. With this feat, he joins ex-Tottenham Hotspur striker Harry Kane. 

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Notably, the Norwegian is still far from Kane, as the current Bayern Munich star has scored 32 goals against 32 different teams throughout his Premier League career. Yet, it’s quite impressive from Erling Haaland that he has achieved this in his second season. 

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