Green Bay (VG) Erling Braut Haaland (22) makes his Manchester City debut in front of 80,000 spectators in the USA in the big match against Bayern Munich.
– If there is nothing wrong with training, or he falls out of bed and breaks his ankle, he will play Bayern, Guardiola tells VG and about 50 other journalists who attended a press conference in the arena of NFL Green Bay Bayern before the game against Bayern Munich.
Haaland was expected to make his first game for the light blues from Manchester in the training match against Mexican Club America on Thursday night in Norwegian time, and then in Norwegian. Stay on the sidelines throughout the game.
– He trains, but has only attended a few sessions. We didn’t want to take any chances today. He would be ready, Guardiola told VG and other media shortly after that match.
Now the Manchester City coach confirms that Haaland, by all accounts, will make his debut in it VG + Sport broadcast the match Against the German giant Bayern Munich at 01:00 pm on Sunday, Norwegian time.
After the training match against Club America, Haaland came out himself Twitter He wrote that he wanted to play against Bayern Munich.
– Thanks! The first appearance comes against Bayern Munich. God willing, Haaland wrote in response to Yarbu’s 22nd birthday greetings on Thursday.
Riyad Mahrez, who provided a superb assist in City’s 2-1 win over Club America earlier this week, played a role in persuading Haaland to join the club when he met the stars on holiday in Greece last summer. He’s looking forward to the next game here in the States – with Haaland on the team.
– I’m so glad he came. Of course, he has different qualities than Raz (Raheem Sterling) and Gaby (Gabriel Jesus), but we won’t change the way we play. “We’ve had the same philosophy since Pep came to City,” says Mahrez.
A few days ago, Haaland was used in the new advertising campaign for Manchester City’s new kits, and ahead of the first training match of the summer, Pep Guardiola was full of new signings.
His numbers are incredible, but he has to adapt to the way we play. At the same time, we must adapt to it. “With his movements and his attributes in the penalty area, we have to make sure we give him as much work as possible with him,” Guardiola told the press before the Club America game.
Manchester City also won 2-1 against the Mexican club after two goals from Kevin De Bruyne. Henry Winter found Club America’s web masks.
After the victory, the English club received a trophy that Haaland was not particularly interested in raising:
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