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Guardiola warns Man City players about Haaland
<h4><span style="font-size: 20px;">Erling Haaland&#8217;s confidence and drive have been emphasized by Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola as he made his Premier League debut with a brace against West Ham.</span></h4>
<p><span style="font-size: 20px;">The champions opened the new campaign with a 2-0 victory at the London Stadium thanks to goals from Haaland in either half.</span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: 20px;">It happened a week after the 22-year-old received harsh criticism for his performance in Liverpool&#8217;s Community Shield loss.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 20px;">Guardiola, however, now asserts that Haaland was so eager to succeed in the league that he might have punched a teammate if they had attempted to steal the ball from the Norway striker before he successfully converted the penalty kick that he earned after being brought down by the opponent&#8217;s goalkeeper, Alphonse Areola, in the 35th minute.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 20px;">“I know how he handled a lot of criticism this week, he was really calm and trained really well. But the way he took the ball to take the penalty, I liked it.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 20px;">“He’s direct and if someone is going to take his ball he will punch the faces of one of his mates. I’m pretty sure of that.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 20px;">“It’s about confidence, ambition and mentality. That showed me. I liked it. And then of course he scored it,” Guardiola said.</span></p>