Pep Guardiola raised some eyebrows this week with his response to the ways in which Erling Haaland compares - or rather, doesn't compare - to his former player Lionel Messi.
"The difference is that maybe Erling needs all his teammates," explained the Manchester City boss, after watching Haaland net a hat-trick against Man United on the weekend- his third in eight games this season. "While Messi had the ability to do it on his own."
Guardiola's comments were perhaps designed to keep Haaland grounded. City splashed big cash on the Norway international this summer in the hope that the striker will prove to be the missing piece of the 'Champions League trophy' puzzle.
