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Man City boss Guardiola hails 2-goal Haaland: People demand the impossible from him

Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola paid tribute to his ace marksman last night.

The Spanish head coach said that center forward Erling Haaland is an “incredible professional."

Haaland netted twice to ensure his team got a 3-1 win over BSC Young Boys in the Champions League group stages.

"He has the pressure from what happened last season. Not just last season," Guardiola told reporters post-game.

"He has to score seven goals every single game and it is impossible.

"He is happy. He scored a lot of goals. People want him to fail after scoring 52 goals.

"Maybe in the right moment of the season he will be there even better than now. In the Champions League again he is there.

"We are really pleased he is a guy with hunger. He is so humble. He is an incredible professional. He is a great competitor.

"He is involved in the games and participates more in our process. I don't want him to just to be there in the box and score goals.

"If he is there involved when we arrive in the box he will be more clever. I have no doubts and he has a desire to improve."

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