BOLASPORT.COM – Manchester City coach, Pep Guardiola, had a myriad of reasons when he pulled out Erling Haaland when he still had the chance to score a goal.
The most recent moment Erling Haaland was replaced by Pep Guardiola occurred in the Manchester City vs Leicester match in Week 31 of the Premier League (15/4/2023).
The Norwegian goal monster is carving brace in the first half.
Each of his goals came from a penalty (13′) and an assist from Kevin de Bruyne (25′).
Before that John Stones opened the scoring in the 5th minute.
nicks hat-trick also waiting to be complemented by Haaland, but the opportunity was forfeited in the second half.
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Pep decided to replace him with Julian Alvarez starting in the 46th minute.
Pep’s action to pull Haaland when he still had a big chance to add to his goal tally again sparked criticism because this is not the first time this has happened.
Pep emphasized that the reason for resting the 22-year-old against Leicester City was to avoid injury.
