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<\/a><\/div>\nManchester City\u2019s boss, Pep Guardiola disagreed with the statements made by his star striker, Erling Haaland following their team\u2019s 2-1 defeat against Aston Villa on Saturday.\u00a0 Haaland believes he hasn\u2019t played well enough during City\u2019s current struggle but his manager thinks otherwise.<\/p>\n
Haaland Blames Himself for Man City Struggle<\/h3>\n
Man City continue to struggle in both Premier League and Champions League, Guardiola\u2019s men suffered another defeat in the EPL on Saturday as Villa stunned them 2-1. That result means that the Citizens have only managed to grab one win in their last 12 matches across all competitions.<\/p>\n
Commenting after the match, City\u2019s star striker, Haaland admits that his team needs to keep working hard including himself. The attacker believes he\u2019s also part of the reasons his side are struggling thinking that he hasn\u2019t been playing well enough in recent matches.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe have to continue [working to put it right]. The first [person] I\u2019m looking at is myself, I haven\u2019t been doing things good enough, I haven\u2019t been scoring my chances and everything. I have to do better, it\u2019s a lot on me and I haven\u2019t been good enough, \u201d Haaland said (via football365).<\/p>\n
Guardiola Disagrees With Haaland<\/h3>\n
However, the Norwegian attacker\u2019s statement was dismissed by his head manager, Pep Guardiola who believes that despite their struggle, Man City would be worse if not for Haaland\u2019s contribution. So far this season, the ex-Borussia Dortmund man has scored 18 goals from 24 matches in all competitions.<\/p>\n
The Spanish tactician thinks that even though his team have been experiencing a rare crisis this season, Haaland remains an important player for them. Guardiola is confident that Man City would do even worse if they don\u2019t have the Norwegian international this season.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m not agreeing with him,\u201d Guardiola stated. \u201cWithout him, we would be even worse. But I like the players feeling that way. It\u2019s the only chance that we have to get better.\u201d<\/p>\n
Man City will be keen on getting out of their current slump as soon as possible and get back on track again for the remainder of this season. Guardiola\u2019s men will have the chance to return to winning ways on December 26 in which they face Everton at Etihad Stadium.<\/p>\n
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