After a rocky start to their 2025-26 Premier League campaign, Manchester City have become exactly what we expected Pep Guardiola’s side to be this season: a goal-scoring juggernaut with defensive issues.
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Below is the latest Guardiola reaction, speaking after Erling Haaland hit 100 goals in the Premier League and his side moved to within two points of leaders Arsenal (for the time being).
Pep Guardiola reaction — What did Man City boss say after Haaland 100th goal, win vs Fulham?
“Did you enjoy [the game], guys? Nice, huh? Me? My god, I lost my hair. My god.”
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“I know you’re going to ask what happened. I don’t have an answer. It’s the Premier League, right? Football is emotions.”
“All the goals were bad defending on the edge, we went so deep to defend these crosses. We have to occupy the spaces better, but we made incredibly good things, against how difficult that team is. Scoring the goals we scored, with quality, and the way we defended. But after Erling [Haaland] had the chance to make it 6-3, and a minute later 5-4. When that happens, it’s just a question of surviving. Don’t ask me how, the players don’t know either. You need luck, and at the end we take it.”
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“It only happens in this league. We played a fantastic game. Listen, there were some really positive things in what we have done — to come here, to score five goals, and the way we played in that first half. In the end, it was a question of character, resilience and defense. They did what they had to do.”
On Erling Haaland’s record-breaking achievement: “It’s incredible, impressive. He was outstanding, today he was unbelievable. He made a fantastic goal. Hopefully he’s starving hungry to continue with this club, to make more and more goals.”
On Phil Foden’s return to form: “I told you last week. This season, from the beginning, he’s back. Not now, for scoring two goals. Of course Phil is extraordinary. But not just for the goals — arriving to the box, in far positions with the pace that he has, and especially the passes.”
Erling Haaland, on his 100th Premier League goals in just 111 games
“Proud moment. 100-club is a huge thing. To do it this quickly is amazing. I’m proud, I’m happy. I’ve said it many times — a striker for City should score a lot of goals. That’s my job, that’s what I try to do. And I’m not bad at it. I should have had a hat trick, I had a few chances. I need to practice.”
