With the goal scored against RB Leipzig, Haaland continued to set a new record as a habit and that caused Pep to once again give great compliments to his student.
With his recent impressive performance, Haaland made coach Pep Guardiola exclaim that he was increasingly tired of having to answer questions about the Manchester City star’s record.
This 23-year-old star became the fastest player to score 40 goals in Champions League history. The goal in the 54th minute helped Man City come back to win 3-2 against RB Leipzig, thereby securing the top spot in Group G even though there is still one match left. It is worth mentioning that three days earlier, Haaland became the fastest player to score 50 goals in the Premier League in a 1-1 draw with Liverpool.
Today when asked about his student’s scoring achievements, Pep Guardiola humorously shared: “Again? Do I have to tell you again? A thousand million times, I’m really impressed. Today now they have won. Another record. Congratulations. He is a great player. I tell you many times, we are really satisfied. We love him, not just for the goals win but also for many other things.”
Pep continues to praise Haaland (Source: Internet)
It took Haaland only 35 matches to reach the 40-goal mark, breaking Ruud van Nistelrooy’s record of 45 matches. He also broke the record for the youngest player to reach 40 in the Champions League at 23 years and 130 days, surpassing the previous record set by PSG star Kylian Mbappe.
But more importantly for Guardiola, it started Man City’s comeback after a slow start, even today Man City let the opponent lead by 2 goals right at home. Guardiola hopes his players will learn many things from such matches.
Pep Guardiola and Man City will continue to face the next difficult challenges. Round 14 of the Premier League, the half-blue team of Manchester will have to welcome Tottenham, a team that is desperate to regain form after 3 matches. lose consecutively.