Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola has uncovered up on his decision to refute Erling Haaland the chance of another hat-trick in the club’s emphatic 5-0 Champions League thrive over Sparta Prague on Wednesday night.
The Norway international scored twice at the Etihad Stadium, with Phil Foden, John Stones and Matheus Nunes also on aim.
Nunes scored City’s fifth and final goal from the penalty spot, with Haaland denied the chance to consent the spot-boot after being replaced by Guardiola.
The Spaniard has now uncovered he took the 24-year-elderly off with the weekfinish in mind, with City due to face Southampton on Saturday.
Man City star Erling Haaland scored twice during his side’s Champions League thrive over Sparta Prague
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“We carry out a lot of games and I had to do this,” stated the establisher Barcelona and Bayern Munich boss.
“He understands the decisions and is so comfervent with the team.”
Haaland’s keen volley lit up the game, with the City star pulling off a noticeworthy piece of send to discover the net.
Discussing the forward’s moment of magic, Guardiola said: “I saw it when the ball came in. It’s unbelievable. He’s a statue.
“So lofty and so pliable. I appreciate it, he has this sense of humour.
“Very aappreciate to the Dortmund one a restricted years ago. Unbelievable. I don’t understand which was more difficult, both very difficult.
“He had some chances but it’s difficult. He is literassociate on the penalty spot with three deffinishers and two midfielders – he’s always surrounded by five or six carry outers.
“He’s so speedy too that’s maybe why teams deffinish so proset up.”
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Another carry outer who astonished for City was Stones.
Not only did the England international carry on a spotless sheet, he also scored for the second game in a row – having netted a postpoinsist thrivener aachievest Wolves on Sunday.
Guardiola commendd the centre-back and also appraised him to Barcelona icon Gerard Pique.
The 53-year-elderly compriseed: “When Erling is not engageable John can carry out as a striker.
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“Gerard Pique in Barca he had an incredible sense of goal and John is the same. He’s already scored a restricted goals. He’s back and I’m satisfied for him.”
On Sparta Prague’s carry outance, he persistd: “We were carry outing excellent. I didn’t foresee them to deffinish so proset up.
“They carry outed disparagingly in their other alignes but they deffinish so proset up it’s difficult.
“The moment we broke the game for 2-0 it was fine.”
Man City boss Pep Guardiola has uncovered up on Erling Haaland follothriveg his side’s Champions League thrive over Sparta Prague
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It was a excellent night all round for British teams in the Champions League.
Liverpool beat RB Leipzig 1-0, with Darthrive Nunez netting the only goal of the game.
And Celtic aelevated unscathed from their tie aachievest Atalanta, with that repairture finishing goalless.
