- ‘We don’t have to complain about Erling Haaland!’ – Kevin De Bruyne defends Man City striker.
Kevin De Bruyne feels Man City should not be concerned with Erling Haaland scoring fewer goals than he did earlier in the season.
Haaland has only scored three goals in his past nine games in all competitions, a significant decrease from his first eight competitive games when he bagged 13 goals.
“There is always a first part of the season and a second part. I feel in the second part there is a lot more going on. Teams are more well organised. They play for more also, at both ends of the table. So I feel people are more prepared in every sense of the way,”
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De Bruyne told a press conference. “Maybe he was also a little bit more prolific when he got the chances, but I don’t feel as if we have to complain about the output of Erling in any way.”
Haaland’s penalty kick gave City a gritty 1-0 victory over Crystal Palace on Saturday, giving him his 28th Premier League goal of the year and 34th overall goal from 34 appearances.
“I think he is fine. In the Crystal Palace game he had maybe two or three chances and if he scored two I don’t think there is any issue,” added De Bruyne.
The draw between Haaland and City and RB Leipzig in the Champions League last-16 second leg is evenly poised at 1-1.