Pep Guardiola gave Erling Haaland some stern reminders at halftime against Burnley, despite the Norwegian scoring twice in the first half.
Manchester City began their championship defense with a 3-0 victory over Burnley at Turf Moor. Haaland scored twice in the first half before Rodri put the game away in the second.4
Coach Pep Guardiola admonished Erling Haaland on the pitch during halftime. After the game, the Spaniard denied having a disagreement with Haaland.
“Against Haaland, we needed to be more direct, and we demonstrated that in the second half.” He wants the ball to always come to him.
‘Drop the balls behind, I’ll fight one on one,’ he said. However, with two or three minutes remaining in the first half, Kovacic and Rodri lost possession of the ball. Bernardo Silva was correct not to pass him again. But that’s not the issue. Haaland is overjoyed with his two goals.”