Erling Haaland scored both goals as Manchester City claimed a 2-0 win over Porto in the Champions League on Tuesday night
Erling Haaland praised new Manchester City signing Ayyoub Bouaddi after the victory over Porto, and jokingly claimed that he was “angry” with his new teammate. City claimed a 2-0 win over the Portuguese club in their first league phase fixture in the Champions League on Tuesday night.
Haaland scored both goals for City in the second half, with the first coming just after the interval thanks to the Norway international getting on the end of a cross from deadline day signing Enzo Fernandez.
After the game, Haaland was asked for his verdict on Bouaddi’s performance for City, and went on to jokingly say he was “angry” with his teammate, after explaining why he has been happy with what he’s seen in training.
“I think he [Bouaddi] had a really good game,” Haaland told Amazon Prime after City’s win in Portugal. “The last couple of weeks in training, I just told the chairman, he’s been amazing in training and everything.
“So I think we’ve got a gem there, to be honest. But I think he should have played me through during the second half, I was all alone.
“So I was a bit angry, and I will tell him right now. But he played a good game, except that pass.”
Haaland went on to explain what new manager Enzo Maresca expects from both himself and the rest of the Man City squad in the early weeks of the head coach’s time in charge.
The City striker added: “We have to learn, Enzo [Maresca] has to demand a lot from us. We have to demand a lot from each other.
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“And we have to win games, because at Man City you have to win games and win trophies, so that’s what we have to do at this club.”
City will now prepare to return to Premier League action this weekend, where they will travel to Old Trafford to take on Manchester United in the Manchester derby.
Maresca’s side are one of only two clubs in the Premier League to win all three of their opening matches, along with Arsenal, with City currently top of the table on goals scored.
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