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Joe Bray

Pep Guardiola explains why Man City haven't been passing to Erling Haaland as much

Pep Guardiola has challenged Manchester City to look for Erling Haaland more, as he offered an explanation for why the Blues kept declining opportunities to play the ball forward for their striker at RB Leipzig.

Haaland has been quiet in the last two games - at Nottingham Forest and Leipzig - and has missed good openings when they have presented themselves in City's two away draws. However, while his two-game goal drought has attracted criticism from outside the club, Guardiola insisted he doesn't need metrics or analysis of Haaland's limited touches to judge how his striker has performed.

Taking any blame away from Haaland, Guardiola said City need to improve their service for their No.9 rather than ask him to get more involved in their play.

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