Pep Guardiola insists he doesn't care how many goals Erling Haaland scores for Manchester City this season, as he placed his faith that his new striker will play a big part in the Blues' campaign.
City signed Haaland for £51m this summer, and he scored within 12 minutes of his first outing for the club in pre-season against Bayern Munich, sliding in to convert a Jack Grealish cross. However, in the Community Shield last weekend, Haaland was quieter, and missed a glorious late chance that would have been a consolation goal for City in the defeat to Liverpool.
That miss, and subdued afternoon in Leicester, has prompted a week of external doubts over Haaland's chances of success with City, but Guardiola leapt to the defence of the Norwegian ahead of his likely Premier League debut at West Ham this weekend.
