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Manchester City's Guardiola was full of praise for Erling Haaland after the huge win over RB Leipzig
Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola could not help but gush about his star forward Erling Haaland after his incredible haul of five goals against RB Leipzig in the club’s UEFA Champions League round of 16 second leg victory.
Guardiola delighted with Haaland performance
Haaland scored five goals as Manchester City ran out 7-0 winners, and Guardiola, speaking after the match said, "Five in 60 minutes. Incredible guy, huge talent. Power, mentality, he's a serial winner. Really good."
Haaland scored five goals as Manchester City ran out 7-0 winners, and Guardiola, speaking after the match said, "Five in 60 minutes. Incredible guy,huge talent. Power, mentality, he's a serial winner. Really good."
Haaland substituted despite UCL milestones
It was the first time the Norwegian had scored five in a game in his senior career, and he joined Lionel Messi as the only players in UCL history to have scored five goals in a single knockout game.
He also became the fastest player to score 30 goals, reaching the milestone in his 25th match in the competition.
Haaland also became the first player in Manchester City’s history to score 39 goals in all competitions, despite having a huge chunk of the season ahead of him.
Yet all these achievements did not phase Guardiola who substituted the big Norwegian after only 63 minutes, denying him the chance to score a rare double hat-trick
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