The Manchester City has a new challenge this Saturday when he receives the Southampton at the Etihad Stadium, where he has not lost a point in six games so far this season (4 for the Premier League and 2 for the Champions League). Pep Guardiola’s team is looking for a new victory to jump to the top and wait for what Arsenal will do, which will host Liverpool this Sunday.
City have 20 points, one less than the London team led by Mikel Arteta, Guardiola’s former aide at Manchester. Los Ciudadanos receives (you can see it on Star +) the team of Ralph Hasenhüttl that last season drew two in games against Celestes.
Meanwhile, the City is making its home impregnable territory this season. In these six home games, City have scored 27 goals. This means an average of 4.5 goals scored per game. An impressive number.
Of this particular statistic, the big culprit is Erling Braut Haalandwho has three hat-tricks in a row in the Premier League at home.
The Norwegian has scored 19 goals in 12 games and capitalize on all press conferences. Precisely, in the previous match against Southampton, Guardiola spoke on this topic: “In every press conference there are 15 questions about Erling, but I don’t care. We are lucky because the boys accept him perfectly”.
The Catalan coach is delighted with the welcome Haaland has had in the team. The new nine are the protagonists, but the team is happy because the two sides feed each other. De Bruyne makes Haaland better. Haaland makes De Bruyne better … and so on with everyone.
We will have to wait if the Catalan coach concedes minutes Julian Alvarez, who made his Champions League debut Wednesday in a 5-0 win over Copenhagen. The Araña signs the victory and scores for the first time in the most prestigious European club competition on the continent.
Source: Clarin
