Erling Haaland can help Manchester City win the Champions League for the first time, but the Norwegian cannot accomplish it by himself, according to Pep Guardiola.
Since transferring from Borussia Dortmund to City for £51m this summer, Haaland has made an immediate impact, netting a Premier League-record 10 goals in his first six games.
The 22-year-impressive old’s record of 23 goals in 19 appearances in the Champions League has fueled speculation that he may be the final link in City’s quest for European supremacy, but Guardiola is insistent that the burden of expectation must fall on his entire team.
That time again… #UCL 💫 #mancity pic.twitter.com/NfDIVxEmH3
— Erling Haaland (@ErlingHaaland) September 5, 2022
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What Did Guardiola Say?
“All the players the club decided to sign this season came in to try to make us better otherwise it would not make sense,” Guardiola told reporters ahead of Tuesday’s Group G opener at Sevilla.
“Is that help going to help us win the title? I don’t know. I always have belief, but if we rely only on Erling’s shoulders, we are not going to win the Champions League. What we have to do is play well, create chances to help him score goals and hopefully we can do it.
“He came here because we convinced him, because he felt we didn’t have many strikers and he could play with us and try to be involved in the way we are playing.
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