Guardiola will not blame misfiring Haaland for Man Metropolis draw

Pep Guardiola has insisted Erling Haaland was to not blame for Manchester Metropolis dropping factors towards Chelsea regardless of having 9 photographs with out scoring.

Metropolis and Chelsea drew 1-1 on the Etihad Stadium on Saturday to slide behind Liverpool and Arsenal — who each received earlier within the day — within the Premier League title race.

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Haaland had 9 of Metropolis’s 31 photographs and missed a golden likelihood within the second half when his header from Kevin De Bruyne’s cross flew over the bar. It was the very best variety of photographs that Haaland has had with out scoring in any recreation with Manchester Metropolis.

“It is good to have 9 photographs and subsequent time he’ll rating,” stated Guardiola. “I used to be a soccer participant for 11 years and scored 11 targets. I am not a correct man to provide recommendation to strikers.

“We create the possibilities, he had the possibilities and subsequent time he’ll rating. I do not blame him. It is soccer, it is human beings.”

Guardiola was sad with Metropolis’s first-half efficiency towards Chelsea, who took the lead simply earlier than half-time by means of Raheem Sterling.

Éderson made a vital save from Sterling within the second half earlier than Rodri scored a late equaliser to take care of Metropolis’s unbeaten house document, which stretches again to November 2022.

“As a group and a gaggle, the primary half was not like we’re,” stated Guardiola.

“The calls for are so excessive as a result of no-one goes to provide it to us, we’ve to do all the pieces.

“We’re Man Metropolis so we’ve to do it for ourselves on a regular basis. From day one I stated that. We’ve to enhance the primary half and the second half was unbelievable. Normally, it was actually good after we conceded from Raheem.”

Chelsea, in the meantime, may need gone away with greater than only a level had they taken extra of their possibilities whereas they have been on high, however afterwards supervisor Mauricio Pochettino was proud of one of many higher performances of his time in cost.

“So happy,” he stated.

“The hassle was large and the spirit is the best way we wish to compete with the expertise we’ve. I feel we are going to attain, in the future, the degrees we anticipate. To play the perfect group on the planet is rarely simple and at this time the character and character made me very pleased.”