Manchester Metropolis supervisor Pep Guardiola has joked that he was “so grumpy” at Erling Haaland’s failure to attain a 3rd consecutive Premier League hat-trick in his aspect’s comeback win at house to Brentford.
Premier League prime scorer Haaland took his tally for the season to 9 in 4 video games with two targets in 14 first-half minutes, taking part in regardless of the dying of an in depth household pal days beforehand.
“It was a troublesome week for him – we tried to assist him yesterday,” Guardiola instructed BBC Sport. “Generally the easiest way to overlook issues is to do your finest at your job and he has executed it once more.”
4 wins from 4 within the @premierleague as @ErlingHaaland continues his wonderful scoring type! 💪
Highlights 👇 pic.twitter.com/T7eN5asIC5
— Manchester Metropolis (@ManCity) September 14, 2024
Haaland hat-tricks
Haaland couldn’t have come any nearer to turning into the primary participant to attain three hat-tricks in a row within the English prime flight since 1946.
The 24-year-old was unable to capitalise on the rebound after hitting a submit with a shot, in addition to having an effort tipped over the crossbar by Brentford goalkeeper Mark Flekken.
Man Metropolis vs Brentford: Bees ‘tough’
Guardiola had effusive reward for the Bees, who beat Metropolis at Etihad Stadium with a Ninetieth-minute Ivan Toney winner in November 2022.
Yoane Wissa gave them the lead on this event, scoring inside the primary minute for the quickest purpose of the Premier League season.
9⃣9⃣ targets
1⃣0⃣3⃣ appearances pic.twitter.com/T3mdlm4K2t— Manchester Metropolis (@ManCity) September 14, 2024
“I don’t bear in mind a workforce, in eight or 9 years, taking part in the way in which they did within the first 23 minutes,” stated Guardiola, calling himself a “large fan” of counterpart Thomas Frank.
“It’s tough to concede after one minute in opposition to that workforce. We struggled to learn the place to press higher. We had been fortunate to get the purpose and within the second half we deserved to win. We have to really feel how tough the Premier League is in each recreation. I give a number of credit score to my gamers.”
Man Metropolis ‘nervous’
The Spaniard added that England defenders John Stones and Kyle Walker are working their method again to full health after serving to England attain the ultimate of Uefa Euro 2024 in July.
“We’d like minutes for John and Kyle,” stated Guardiola. “The primary half was a bit bit nervous, after the purpose and every thing, however the second was higher.”
