After the win over Luton Town, coach Pep Guardiola praised the duo Erling Haaland and De Bruyne, and he also warned about the upcoming match against Man Utd.
This morning, February 28, Erling Haaland scored 5 goals to help Man City defeat Luton Town 6-2 in the fifth round of the FA Cup, in which midfielder De Bruyne contributed 4 assists for the Norwegian striker.
After the match, coach Pep Guardiola praised the two students, sharing: “Erling Haaland needs a teammate with vision, quality and generosity. Kevin de Bruyne is such a player. “He plays team football. If Kevin can’t score, he can make assists and needs Erling Haaland’s movement. Kevin and Erling are great, each of them has their own contributions.”
After the above win, this weekend Man City will enter the next important match against Man Utd in round 27 of the Premier League. Referring to this Manchester derby, coach Pep Guardiola warned about the difficulties: “Meeting Man Utd is a completely different match and today Man City played a completely different match, the way Man Utd attacked. Work is also completely different.
The match against Man United will be very difficult. They defend differently and have experienced players. Now Man City has two days off, everyone needs to rest, refresh their spirit and relax their feet. We need 2 days off to prepare.”
Regarding the upcoming Manchester derby, Man City is rated higher than the Red Devils. In the last 5 meetings, coach Pep Guardiola’s team had 4 wins and lost 1-2 only once in mid-January 2023. The Citizens’ form is also impressive with no defeat in the last 5 matches, they only lost one match against Chelsea on February 18.
Meanwhile, Man Utd has 4 wins and 1 loss in the last 5 matches. However, the latest defeat against Fulham shows that the Red Devils are facing many problems and if they do not improve soon they will not be able to win. points against opponents from the same city in the next match.