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Leeds United vs Man City: Guardiola issues warning to Haaland.
Erling Haaland has received a warning from Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola not to count on any kind words from Leeds United when he returns to his birthplace.
Haaland will be the centre of attention even more than usual on Wednesday night when Man City will tackle Leeds United at Elland Road.
Haaland was born in the West Yorkshire city in 2000, during his father Alf-three-year Inge’s stint as a defender with the Whites. He has scored 24 goals in 19 games for Guardiola’s team.
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The Norway international grew up supporting Leeds as well as Man City, where Alf-Inge subsequently played for in the past.
“It’ll not be a friendly game. They want to win, we want to win. Their fans will push their team,” Guardiola said at his pre-match press conference ahead of Man City’s tie with Leeds United.
“Hopefully, Erling cannot be contaminated with the nice words from the opponent. I think he’ll be ready and I am pretty sure Jesse would prefer to play with our good players on the pitch.”