Guardiola praises ‘gift’ Haaland
“Five goals, what can I say?” Guardiola said. “I said many times, he’s a joyful guy. His mood in the locker room is always happiness.
“He is a gift to all of us. He is a huge competitor, his mentality is there. He scored five goals which is not easy.”
Haaland has five hat-tricks already this season and his 39 goals have come from just 36 matches.
But as well as his goals, Guardiola praised the striker for his all-round performance and says he was more involved than in recent games.
“Today he scored five goals and I think he made 30-35 ball contacts and this is what we are looking for,” the boss added.
“I had the feeling when you are involved in the game offensively, defensively, when the ball comes to score a goal, you are more clever, more precise, you are in the game.
“It’s difficult to score – he can do it though – when you don’t touch the ball for 40 or 50 minutes.
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