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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Sport
Sunny Badwal

‘Proud’ Pep Guardiola defends Erling Haaland as City’s miserable run continues

Pep failed to point the finger at his players for their poor form (Mike Egerton/PA) - (PA Wire)

Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola felt a huge sense of “pride” after his side suffered their latest defeat at the hands of Aston Villa.

Villa opened the scoring after 16 minutes when Youri Tielemans’ sublime pass set Morgan Rogers on his way who squared for Jhon Duran to score his third in three matches.

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