Manchester City striker Erling Haaland criticized his performances as the reigning Premier League champions were handed a convincing 2-1 defeat at Villa Park on Saturday.
Aston Villa was the last team towards victory over City. After two chances in as many minutes, the hosts eventually took the lead at half-time through Jhon Duran in the 16th minute before Morgan Rogers doubled their lead on the hour mark.
Phil Foden reduced City's deficit late in the second half, but the visitors were second best for most of the game. Once again, Haaland's impact was limited. of Premier LeagueThe back-to-back Golden Boot winner has scored once in his last six appearances.
Haaland had a typically minimalist 18 touches, but only one was in the Villa box and he was only able to get one wild shot wide of the target during a lackluster 90 minutes.
Reflecting on 2-1 vice versa in an interview after the match with TNT SportsHaaland admitted: “We're disappointed, it's not good enough. It's not good enough from me.”
This was emphasized by the attacker villa offered his qualities while punishing his poor form. “They are good players, it is difficult to come here, but we are Man City and we have to be there,” sighed Haaland. “We must continue, we must believe and we must continue to work hard.
“We have to keep going. I'm looking at myself first, I didn't do things well enough, I didn't score my chances. I have to do better, I wasn't good enough.”
town Once again they defeated Villa (12 to 11) and have accumulated 294 attempts in the division this season. However, Pep Guardiola's champions have found the back of the net with just 9.9% of those chances – the lowest conversion rate recorded by the club since records began in 2006/07.
Beyond the self-criticism, Haaland offered a whisper of optimism when considering the qualities of Guardiola. “He won the Premier League six times in seven years,” noted the Norwegian, “so we will never forget that. He will find the solutions. He has done that every year. We still believe in him, we must work harder now than ever.”