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Josh O'Brien

Andy Cole launches Jamie Carragher rant with 'he says things for the sake of it' jibe

Manchester United legend Andy Cole has rubbished Jamie Carragher's claim that Erling Haaland makes Manchester City worse and insisted he 'says things just to say things.'

Former Liverpool defender Carragher has questioned whether the Norwegian actually improves Pep Guardiola's side, despite his astonishing return of 27 goals in 24 league games. For all of Haaland's ludicrous goal-scoring exploits, City find themselves in second place, two points behind league-leaders Arsenal.

Recently, Carragher suggested that Haaland may have chosen to play for the wrong side as City do not play to the striker's strengths. His claim came following the 1-0 defeat away at Tottenham earlier this month that saw Haaland fail to register a single shot on goal.

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