Pep Guardiola admits Erling Haaland’s special qualities can help Manchester City win the Champions League for the first time but insists the Norwegian cannot do it alone.
Haaland has hit the ground running since moving from Borussia Dortmund to City for ?51m this summer, scoring a record 10 goals in his first six Premier League appearances.
The 22-year-old’s formidable record of 23 goals in 19 Champions League appearances has fuelled suggestions he could be the missing piece in City’s quest for European supremacy, but Guardiola is adamant the expectation has to be shouldered by his entire squad.
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“All the players the club decided to sign this season came in to try to make us better otherwise it would not make sense,” Guardiola told reporters ahead of Tuesday’s Group G opener at Sevilla.
“Is that help going to help us win the title? I don’t know. I always have belief, but if we rely only on Erling’s shoulders, we are not going to win the Champions League. What we have to do is play well, create chances to help him score goals and hopefully we can do it.