During the press conference on the eve of the Champions League match against Inter, the Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola He also talked about the final won in Istanbul and the numbers of his centre forward, Erling Haaland:
Find Inter after Istanbul…
“I saw that match again yesterday for the first time. They were already a great team and they still are, they kept the same coach and in Italy they were exceptional, they are the strongest in Italy. Simone is an excellent coach”.
What is your best memory of Istanbul?
“It was a great night, a tough match. We played better in the second half than the first, the goal came from our fans’ side and it was beautiful. Inter have won several Champions Leagues, for us this was the first and it was wonderful. Now they are even stronger and people will see it tomorrow, but tomorrow is not a final.”
Tomorrow Haaland could beat Ronaldo as the fastest player to reach 50 goals.
“He’s a fantastic player, I think he would be great, but I also think he’ll get better and better as he plays more games. He’ll do it naturally, he’ll grow naturally.”
Impressed by his scoring ability?
“I played as a professional and I’ve scored 16 goals in total, he’s scored 9 in 4 games now. There’s not much to say. He’s fine, he feels good here: it all depends on how the next games go, I don’t think he can always score more than one goal per game. But compared to last season he’s better and can give his best”.