Manchester City was loosing last night at his Etihad to Borussia Dortmund until the 80th minute, the Citizens didn’t look good on the field, and then turned things in their favor in four minutes. One of the heroes of the turnaround is certainly Erling Haaland, who not only continued to ‘molest’ his opponents, but last night he did it in a spectacular way. The Norwegian’s acrobatic finish and the winning goal automatically brought memories to the Citizens coach Pep Guardiola.CHAMPIONS LEAGUE: Moment of magic from Haaland and Cancelo wins it against Dortmund“What a goal. I remember when I was at Barcelona, Cruyff scored a similar goal against Atletico and it’s nice having him, like Johan. People who know me probably know what influence Johan Cruyff had on my life, as a person, an influencer, a coach, a mentor” said the Spaniard.Pep Guardiola after getting booked 😅 pic.twitter.com/KTV4cyR8bO— B/R Football (@brfootball) September 14, 2022 Journalists wanted to know whether a move like Haaland’s in the 84th minute can be learned, or you are just born with it and got an interesting answer.“I remember my dear friend Ibrahimovic that had this ability to put the leg on the roof and Erling is quite similar on that and I think it is his nature, he is elastic, he is flexible and after has the ability to make the contact and put the ball in the net. I think his mum and dad gave him that flexibility” said Guardiola. The answer in interesting, considering the history between the pair. When the Spaniard was the coach of Barcelona, Ibra soon left and wasn’t very fond of Guardiola.”The moment I saw the goal, I thought…Johan Cruyff.”Man City boss Pep Guardiola says there a similarities between Erling Haaland and Zlatan Ibrahimović’s finishing abilities. pic.twitter.com/K7z8XMrBoO— Sky Sports News (@SkySportsNews) September 14, 2022 As for the game last night, City coach was obviously not pleased with the performance, and the equalizer, which came very late, in the 80th minute.“We are used to doing it lately. I don’t like it. We played in the wrong gear today. No aggression. We were passive. The moment we changed rhythm with Phil Foden, Bernardo Silva and Julian Alvarez, we changed our pace and scored two excellent goals” he said.##NAJAVA_MECA_6643007##
