Get all your news in one place.
100's of premium titles.
One app.
Start reading
Manchester Evening News
Manchester Evening News
Sport
Joe Bray

Pep Guardiola insists Man City are working to find solution to Erling Haaland problem

Pep Guardiola is confident that Manchester City will find ways to get the best out of Erling Haaland in games where teams play a low block at the Etihad Stadium.

Haaland made his home debut for City on Saturday against a Bournemouth side who played a 5-4-1 formation with the defence and midfield lines extremely deep in an attempt to combat City's attackers. Haaland had a role in the opening goal, coming deep to play a one-two with Ilkay Gundogan and getting an assist, but he was otherwise quiet in front of goal and registered just one shot.

However, that didn't bother Guardiola, who had defended Haaland's almost impossible task of playing against three centre-backs and two holding midfielders. Now, he says the squad must work on the training ground to find a solution to get Haaland involved more when other teams play like Bournemouth did.

Sign up to read this article
Read news from 100's of titles, curated specifically for you.
Already a member? Sign in here
Related Stories
Top stories on inkl right now
One subscription that gives you access to news from hundreds of sites
Already a member? Sign in here
Our Picks
Fourteen days free
Download the app
One app. One membership.
100+ trusted global sources.