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‘His body language was not good’: Pep Guardiola urges Haaland to be patient

12-Feb-2024 19:39:15 | Guardian

• Manager wants City’s leading goalscorer ‘to be positive’
• Manchester City in Denmark for Champions League first leg

Pep Guardiola has said Erling ­Haaland’s body language in the first half of Manchester City’s win over Everton was “not good”, with the manager saying that the No 9 should still hold himself positively when not scoring.

Haaland failed to register before the break on Saturday before proving the champions’ match-winner with strikes on 71 and 85 minutes. These were the 23-year-old’s first goals in a third game back following a foot injury that kept him out for two months.