Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola sawErling Haaland make his debut against West Ham 2-0 twice After sinking, we believe we have already silenced the skeptics.
Haaland faced some criticism for failing to put in a dominant performance in the Community Shield loss toLiverpool last weekend.
But the £51million striker announced his arrival in the Premier League in style, scoring goals every first half and scoring a spectacular finish following a penalty, giving City his account. opened.
Manchester City's Erling Haaland scored twice to win the title (Kieran Cleeves/PA)
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"A week ago he failed to adapt to the Premier League. Now he's alongside Thierry Henry, Alan Shearer and Cristiano Ronaldo," smiled Guardiola.
"He's an incredible talent and a goal scorer. I've known him for a month. I know how he handled criticism this week. And he was calm and really well trained. We'll see how he reacts when he's complimented."
Holland has a chance to miss the mark. Already had a glance at the heading when given the .
Alphonse Areola knocked out the Norway national team after coming on as a substitute for his injured Lukasz Fabianski, only to score in West Ham's goal just minutes away.
Although he had only one player to take a penalty, Haaland cleverly sent Areola the wrong direction with his kick, clipping the post midway through the spot.
When he took the ball to take his penalty, I said, 'Oh, I like it,'" added Guardiola.
"If someone had this ball, they would have punched a teammate in the face. I'm sure of it and it's a good sign.
A week ago he failed to adapt to the Premier League and now he sits alongside Thierry Henry, Alan Shearer and Cristiano Ronaldo.
Erling Haaland's Pep Guardiola
Has a ruthless spirit, and of course he earned it."
54} With 25 minutes remaining, Haaland raced through Kevin De Bruyne's through ball to end the game past Areola.The 22-year-old probably hoped to pull off his trick in his second debut in his hat, but he lost to Guardiola with 15 minutes remaining.
"I was fortunate to be with Lionel Messi as a manager. wanted five," Guardiola said.
``Top goalscorers, strikers, are never satisfied. We need to get the new players involved and make sure everyone gets the minutes.”
West Ham definitely went for the score. Despite a rebuilding summer, they somehow managed to start the season with only one center half available.
"It was really difficult," said coach David Moyes, revealing defender Issa Diop wasn't ready to play.
West Ham manager David Moyes unimpressed with result (Kieran Cleeves/PA)
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``They played really well. }
"From our perspective, we were resilient, we hung in there, we stuck to it.
"But today's story is about Manchester City. I played very well and I hope we can do better in the coming weeks and months."
