Pep Guardiola has ridiculed Zlatan Ibrahimovic's claim the Manchester City manager's ego could hold Erling Haaland back from reaching his full potential.
Ibrahimovic claimed Guardiola's high opinion of himself could undermine Haaland, citing his own experience at Barcelona, where he played under the City boss. Guardiola signed Ibrahimovic in 2009, but offloaded the forward after just one season, choosing to build his formidable Barca side around the individual brilliance of Lionel Messi.
Ibrahimovic hit out at Guardiola in a book, claiming the Spaniard mistreated him during his time at Barca and would walk out whenever the striker entered a room.
