Erling Haaland’s one and only mistake yesterday was turning the airwaves blue, though his manager Pep Guardiola said he loved hearing Manchester City’s new No 9 curse his luck during his live television interview.
Discussing an Ilkay Gundogan cross he could have met for a Premier League debut hat-trick, Haaland said: 'I should have been there so a bit s*** but that's how it is.' Told to be steady with his language, the 22-year-old responded: 'Oh, sorry, s***, oh sorry!’
Guardiola later said it reminded him of Lionel Messi, saying a goalscorer is never satisfied when he could have scored more for his team.