Guardiola defends Haaland from criticism

Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola has defended star forward Erling Haaland after Roy Keane dubbed the Norwegian's overall game 'League 2 level' following a poor outing against Arsenal.

"I am not agreeing with him," Guardiola stated. "He's the best striker in the world and helped us to win what we won last season, and the reason why we don't create many chances is not because of Erling. We played an exceptional game against Arsenal."

Guardiola also said that while he expects this kind of a thing from journalists, he was surprised that the comment came from a former footballer.