Pep Guardiola sent this message to Haaland so that he does not break records at Manchester City
Pep Guardiola and Erling Haaland
Erling Haaland is the striker with the most goals this year, he has scored 48 goals in 40 games. His numbers are impressive and the Norwegian can break several records in his first season with Manchester City. The fans are impressed with the performance of this great player and many say that he will be the successor to Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo.
Pep Guardiola has taken out Erling Haaland in several games, fans accuse the coach that he does not want the Norwegian to break several records because of his friendship with Lionel Messi. In the game against RB Leipzig, the striker had five goals and was close to breaking a record for the Argentine and the Spaniard decided that he should no longer play.
Pep Guardiola mentions that he wants Haaland to break records at Manchester City but his actions show otherwise. Erling is always substituted in games where his team has a good advantage. This gives him the opportunity to play his substitute, the Argentine Julián Álvarez.
«I want and I want him to break all the records that he can. That would mean a lot of goals and that would help us. But I think what he wants is to win titles and be there. And we are there (competing for everything). It is impressive (what Haaland is doing), Pep Guardiola said at a press conference.
The reason why Pep does not want Haaland to break records
The Manchester City coach is a person who takes care of all the details, the Spaniard is obsessed with winning championships and not with a player breaking records. Guardiola takes Erling Haaland out of the games so that he doesn’t get injured and in the end they win the FA Cup, Premier League and Champions League.